Where does “покурить” come from?

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

покурить (Russian): to smoke, to have a smoke (tobacco)

Definitions

  1. to smoke, to have a smoke (tobacco)

Ancestry of “покурить”, 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 →