Where does “rtuť” come from?
rtuť (Czech) comes from Old Czech rtut, from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.
rtuť (Czech): mercury
Ancestry of “rtuť”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | rtut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rьtǫtь | mercury, quicksilver |