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Where does “ortuť” come from?

ortuť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.

ortuť (Slovak): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “ortuť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrьtǫtьmercury, quicksilver
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