Where does “kuřáctví” come from?

kuřáctví (Czech) comes from Czech kuřák, from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

kuřáctví (Czech): smoking (as a habit)

Definitions

  1. smoking (as a habit)

Ancestry of “kuřáctví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkuřáksmoker
2Czech-ákgrader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Czech -ák →