Where does “нехристианин” come from?

нехристианин (Russian) comes from Russian христианин, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

нехристианин (Russian): non-Christian

Definitions

  1. non-Christian

Ancestry of “нехристианин”, step by step

нехристианин traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian христианин

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianхристианинChristian
2Russian-ин-'s
3Old East Slavic-инъ—
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Russian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →