Where does “smoală” come from?

smoală (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic смола, from Proto-Slavic smolà — black pitch.

smoală (Romanian): pitch dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar

Definitions

  1. pitch dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar

Ancestry of “smoală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсмола—
2Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch

Words derived from “smoală”

Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old Church Slavonic смола →
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