Where does “пофигист” come from?

пофигист (Russian) comes from Russian ПО, from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

пофигист (Russian): one who doesn't care

Definitions

  1. one who doesn't care

Ancestry of “пофигист”, step by step

пофигист traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ПО

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПОsoftware
2Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Russian фиг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфигa hand gesture made by making a fist and sticking...
2Russian-ностьSuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives. A...
3Russian-ость-ness, -ity
4Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →