Where does “неверующий” come from?

неверующий (Russian) comes from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

неверующий (Russian): unbelieving, disbelieving, nonbelieving;...

Definitions

  1. unbelieving, disbelieving, nonbelieving;...

Ancestry of “неверующий”, step by step

неверующий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Russian ве́рующий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́рующийbeliever, a religious person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →