Where does “ӱртӱт” come from?
ӱртӱт (Shor) comes from Russian рту́ть, from Old East Slavic рътуть, from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.
ӱртӱт (Shor): mercury
Ancestry of “ӱртӱт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | рту́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | рътуть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rьtǫtь | mercury, quicksilver |