Where does “جیوه” come from?

جیوه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zywk', from Middle Persian zywndk' — alive.

جیوه (Persian): mercury; quicksilver

Definitions

  1. mercury; quicksilver

Ancestry of “جیوه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzywk'mercury
2Middle Persianzywndk'alive

Words derived from “جیوه”

Every word from Middle Persian zywndk' →Every word from Middle Persian zywk' →