Where does “терегөмөш” come from?

терегөмөш (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir көмөш, from Proto-Turkic kümüĺ — silver.

терегөмөш (Bashkir): mercury, quicksilver

Definitions

  1. mercury, quicksilver

Ancestry of “терегөмөш”, step by step

терегөмөш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir көмөш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirкөмөшsilver
2Proto-Turkickümüĺsilver

via Bashkir тере

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirтереliving, alive
2Undeterminedtīrigalive
Every word from Proto-Turkic kümüĺ →Every word from Bashkir көмөш →