Where does “ртутний” come from?

ртутний (Ukrainian) comes from Russian рту́ть, from Old East Slavic рътуть, from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь — mercury, quicksilver.

ртутний (Ukrainian): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “ртутний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрту́тьmercury (Hg)
2Old East Slavicрътуть—
3Proto-Slavicrьtǫtьmercury, quicksilver
Every word from Proto-Slavic rьtǫtь →Every word from Old East Slavic рътуть →Every word from Russian рту́ть →