Where does “zakon” come from?

zakon (Karelian) comes from Russian зако́н, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

zakon (Karelian): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “zakon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзако́нlaw
2Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →
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