Where does “нешуточный” come from?

нешуточный (Russian) comes from Russian шу́точный, from Russian шу́тка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

нешуточный (Russian): serious, considerable, substantial

Definitions

  1. serious, considerable, substantial

Ancestry of “нешуточный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшу́точныйcomic, facetious
2Russianшу́ткаjoke
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →