Where does “rtuť” come from?

rtuť (Czech) comes from Old Czech rtut, from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.

rtuť (Czech): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “rtuť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechrtutmercury
2Proto-Slavicrьtǫtьmercury, quicksilver

Words derived from “rtuť

Every word from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtьEvery word from Old Czech rtut