Where does “гц” come from?

гц (Russian) comes from Russian герц, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

гц (Russian): Hz, hertz

Definitions

  1. Hz, hertz

Ancestry of “гц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгерцhertz
2GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
3GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
4Middle High Germanherzeheart
5Old High Germanherzaheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →