Where does “zakon” come from?
zakon (Gagauz) comes from Russian зако́н, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.
zakon (Gagauz): law
Ancestry of “zakon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | зако́н | law |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zakonъ | law |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | konъ | beginning; end |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čęti | to begin |