Where does “смолянка” come from?

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

смолянка (Russian): A woman or girl native of Smolensk; A girl...

Definitions

  1. A woman or girl native of Smolensk; A girl...

Ancestry of “смолянка”, step by step

смолянка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian смолянин

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмолянинcitizen of Smolensk
2RussianСмоле́нск—
3RussianСмо́льняSmolnya
4Russianсмола́tar; resin, tar; resin, pitch, tar
5Old East Slavicсмола—
6Proto-Slavicsmolàblack pitch

via Russian смоляно́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмоляно́йtar, pitch
2Russian-яно́й—
3Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en
Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old East Slavic смола →Every word from Russian смола́ →