Where does “закури́ть” come from?

закури́ть (Russian) comes from Russian кури́ть, from Old East Slavic кꙋрити, from Proto-Slavic kuriti — to smoke.

закури́ть (Russian): to start smoking, to light up

Definitions

  1. to start smoking, to light up

Ancestry of “закури́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкури́тьto smoke; to [[distill; to distill
2Old East Slavicкꙋритиsmoke, emit smoke
3Proto-Slavickuritito smoke

Words derived from “закури́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kuriti →Every word from Old East Slavic кꙋрити →Every word from Russian кури́ть →
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