Where does “스몰렌스크” come from?

스몰렌스크 (Korean) comes from Russian Смоле́нск, from Russian Смо́льня, from Russian смола́, from Old East Slavic смола, from Proto-Slavic smolà — black pitch.

Ancestry of “스몰렌스크”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianСмоле́нск—
2RussianСмо́льняSmolnya
3Russianсмола́tar; resin, tar; resin, pitch, tar
4Old East Slavicсмола—
5Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch
Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old East Slavic смола →Every word from Russian смола́ →