Where does “nekuřáctví” come from?

nekuřáctví (Czech) comes from Czech nekuřák, 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.

nekuřáctví (Czech): non-smoking

Definitions

  1. non-smoking

Ancestry of “nekuřáctví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnekuřáknon-smoker
2Czechkuřáksmoker
3Czech-ákgrader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...
4Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
7Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →