Where does “Смоленск” come from?
Смоленск (Russian) comes from Russian Смо́льня, from Russian смола́, from Old East Slavic смола, from Proto-Slavic smolà.
Ancestry of “Смоленск”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Смо́льня | Smolnya |
| 2 | Russian | смола́ | tar; resin, tar; resin, pitch, tar |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | смола | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | smolà | — |
Words derived from “Смоленск”