Where does “смирна” come from?

смирна (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic змѵ́рьна, from Ancient Greek Σμύρνα, from Ancient Greek Σμύρνη.

смирна (Russian): myrrh

Definitions

  1. myrrh

Ancestry of “смирна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзмѵ́рьна—
2Ancient GreekΣμύρναIzmir
3Ancient GreekΣμύρνη—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σμύρνη →Every word from Ancient Greek Σμύρνα →Every word from Old Church Slavonic змѵ́рьна →