Where does “nekuřák” come from?

nekuřák (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.

nekuřák (Czech): non-smoker

Definitions

  1. non-smoker

Ancestry of “nekuřák”, step by step

nekuřák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kuřák

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

via Czech ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechneno!; not
2Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nekuřák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →