Where does “nemdohányzó” come from?
nemdohányzó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dohányzó, from Hungarian dohányzik, from Hungarian dohány, from Ottoman Turkish دخان, from Arabic دُخَان — smoke.
nemdohányzó (Hungarian): nonsmoking
Ancestry of “nemdohányzó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | dohányzó | present participle of dohányzik; smoking |
| 2 | Hungarian | dohányzik | to smoke |
| 3 | Hungarian | dohány | tobacco; dough |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دخان | tobacco; smoke |
| 5 | Arabic | دُخَان | smoke |