Where does “пуще” come from?

пуще (Russian) comes from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

пуще (Russian): more than, worse than; dative/prepositional...

Definitions

  1. more than, worse than; dative/prepositional...

Ancestry of “пуще”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусто́йfutile
2Old East Slavicпоустъ—
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

Words derived from “пуще”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Old East Slavic поустъ →Every word from Russian пусто́й →