Where does “курильщик” come from?

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

курильщик (Russian): smoker

Definitions

  1. smoker

Ancestry of “курильщик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкури́тьto smoke; to [[distill; to distill
2Old East Slavicкꙋритиsmoke, emit smoke
3Proto-Slavickuritito smoke
Every word from Proto-Slavic kuriti →Every word from Old East Slavic кꙋрити →Every word from Russian кури́ть →
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