Where does “smůla” come from?

smůla (Czech) comes from Old Czech smóla, from Proto-Slavic smolà — black pitch.

smůla (Czech): pitch; bad luck; resin

Definitions

  1. pitch; bad luck; resin

Ancestry of “smůla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsmóla—
2Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch

Words derived from “smůla”

Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old Czech smóla →