Where does “raspust” come from?

raspust (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian raspùstiti, from Serbo-Croatian pustiti, from Proto-Slavic pustìti — to let go.

raspust (Serbo-Croatian): recess; vacation; adjournment

Definitions

  1. recess; vacation; adjournment

Ancestry of “raspust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianraspùstitito adjourn, disband, dismiss (parliament, school, soldiers etc.)
2Serbo-Croatianpustitito let, let go, release; to allow, permit; to...
3Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Slavic pustìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pustiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian raspùstiti →