Where does “zákon” come from?

zákon (Czech) comes from Old Czech zákon, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

zákon (Czech): law; act

Definitions

  1. law; act

Ancestry of “zákon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzákon—
2Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “zákon”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →