Where does “непушач” come from?

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

непушач (Serbo-Croatian): non-smoker

Definitions

  1. non-smoker

Ancestry of “непушач”, step by step

непушач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнеnot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Serbo-Croatian пу̀ша̄ч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̀ша̄чsmoker
2Serbo-Croatianпу̏шитиto smoke

Words derived from “непушач”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →