Where does “непушач” come from?

непушач (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian не, from Old Church Slavonic не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

непушач (Bulgarian): non-smoker

Definitions

  1. non-smoker

Ancestry of “непушач”, step by step

непушач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianнеno; not, n't
2Old Church Slavonicнеno; not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Bulgarian пуша́ч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпуша́чsmoker
2Bulgarianпу́шаto fume, to smoulder, to emit smoke
3Bulgarianпух—
4Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →