Where does “ртуть” come from?
ртуть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic рътуть, from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.
Ancestry of “ртуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | рътуть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rьtǫtь | mercury, quicksilver |
Words derived from “ртуть”