Where does “baigums” come from?

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

baigums (Latvian): dreadfulness, grimness; dread, gloomy feelings...

Definitions

  1. dreadfulness, grimness; dread, gloomy feelings...

Ancestry of “baigums”, 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 →