Where does “rtuťový” come from?

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

rtuťový (Czech): mercury, mercurial (related to the element mercury)

Definitions

  1. mercury, mercurial (related to the element mercury)

Ancestry of “rtuťový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrtuťmercury
2Old Czechrtutmercury
3Proto-Slavicrьtǫtьmercury, quicksilver
Every word from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь →Every word from Old Czech rtut →Every word from Czech rtuť →