Where does “курій” come from?

курій (Ukrainian) comes from Slavic курити, from Old East Slavic кꙋрити, from Proto-Slavic kuriti — to smoke.

курій (Ukrainian): smoker

Definitions

  1. smoker

Ancestry of “курій”, step by step

курій traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slavic курити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicкурити—
2Old East Slavicкꙋритиsmoke, emit smoke
3Proto-Slavickuritito smoke

via Ukrainian ку́рка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianку́ркаchicken
Every word from Proto-Slavic kuriti →Every word from Old East Slavic кꙋрити →Every word from Slavic курити →