Where does “pušačica” come from?

pušačica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pušač, from Serbo-Croatian -ač, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “pušačica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpušačsmoker
2Serbo-Croatian-ačSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Serbo-Croatian -ačEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь