Where does “Merkúr” come from?

Merkúr (Hungarian) comes from German Merkur, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Merkúr (Hungarian): Mercury (Roman god)

Definitions

  1. Mercury (Roman god)

Ancestry of “Merkúr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMerkurMercury
2LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin Mercurius →