Where does “trezvenjak” come from?

trezvenjak (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.

trezvenjak (Serbo-Croatian): teetotaler

Definitions

  1. teetotaler

Ancestry of “trezvenjak”, 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 →
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