Where does “elavhõbe” come from?

elavhõbe (Estonian) comes from Estonian hõbe, from Proto-Finnic hopeda, from Proto-Germanic samftijaz.

elavhõbe (Estonian): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “elavhõbe”, step by step

elavhõbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hõbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõbesilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—

via Estonian elav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianelavlively; living; present active participle of...
Every word from Proto-Germanic samftijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hopeda →Every word from Estonian hõbe →