Where does “civə” come from?

civə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian جیوه, from Middle Persian zywk', from Middle Persian zywndk' — alive.

civə (Azerbaijani): mercury; quicksilver metal

Definitions

  1. mercury; quicksilver metal

Ancestry of “civə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجیوهmercury; quicksilver
2Middle Persianzywk'mercury
3Middle Persianzywndk'alive
Every word from Middle Persian zywndk' →Every word from Middle Persian zywk' →Every word from Persian جیوه →
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