Where does “смолоскип” come from?

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

смолоскип (Ukrainian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “смолоскип”, step by step

смолоскип traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian смола́

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

via Ukrainian скі́па

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianскі́па—
Every word from Proto-Slavic smolà →Every word from Old East Slavic смола →Every word from Russian смола́ →