Where does “смоловарня” come from?

смоловарня (Russian) comes from Russian вари́ть, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

смоловарня (Russian): tar works

Definitions

  1. tar works

Ancestry of “смоловарня”, step by step

смоловарня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вари́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвари́тьto boil, to cook; to brew; to boil; to cook
2Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Russian смола́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмола́tar; resin, tar; resin, pitch, tar
2Old East Slavicсмола—
3Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic variti →