Where does “bālums” come from?

bālums (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ums, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umas.

bālums (Latvian): pallor, paleness; paleness

Definitions

  1. pallor, paleness; paleness

Ancestry of “bālums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-umsAdded to adjectives to form nouns indicating a...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-umas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umas →Every word from Latvian -ums →