Where does “кӳкӗрт” come from?

кӳкӗрт (Chuvash) comes from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

кӳкӗрт (Chuvash): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “кӳкӗрт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
2Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur
Every word from Middle Persian gwklt' →Every word from Persian گوگرد →
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