Where does “нюхальщик” come from?

нюхальщик (Russian) comes from Russian ню́хать, from Proto-Slavic *ňuxati — to sniff, to smell.

нюхальщик (Russian): sniffer of drugs or tobacco

Definitions

  1. sniffer of drugs or tobacco

Ancestry of “нюхальщик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianню́хатьto smell, to sniff
2Proto-Slavic*ňuxatito sniff, to smell
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ňuxati →Every word from Russian ню́хать →