Where does “закурить” come from?
закурить (Russian) comes from Russian кури́ть, from Old East Slavic кꙋрити, from Proto-Slavic kuriti — to smoke.
Ancestry of “закурить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кури́ть | to smoke; to [[distill; to distill |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | кꙋрити | smoke, emit smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kuriti | to smoke |
Words derived from “закурить”