Where does “trezvenjački” come from?

trezvenjački (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian trȅzven, from Proto-Slavic terzvьnъ, from Proto-Slavic terzvъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

trezvenjački (Serbo-Croatian): teetotal; as a teetotaler

Definitions

  1. teetotal; as a teetotaler

Ancestry of “trezvenjački”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantrȅzvensober (especially figuratively)
2Proto-Slavicterzvьnъ—
3Proto-Slavicterzvъsober
4Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic terzvъ →