Where does “cıva” come from?

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

cıva (Turkish): mercury; quicksilver

Definitions

  1. mercury; quicksilver

Ancestry of “cıva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجیوهmercury; quicksilver
2Middle Persianzywk'mercury
3Middle Persianzywndk'alive
Every word from Middle Persian zywndk' →Every word from Middle Persian zywk' →Every word from Persian جیوه →