Where does “smoluch” come from?

smoluch (Polish) comes from Polish smoła, from Old Polish smoła.

smoluch (Polish): a dirty or grimy person

Definitions

  1. a dirty or grimy person

Ancestry of “smoluch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmołatar, pitch
2Old Polishsmoła
Every word from Old Polish smołaEvery word from Polish smoła