Where does “Смоле́нск” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Смоле́нск”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianСмо́льняSmolnya
2Russianсмола́tar; resin, tar; resin, pitch, tar
3Old East Slavicсмола—
4Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch

Words derived from “Смоле́нск”

Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old East Slavic смола →Every word from Russian смола́ →