Where does “dzestrums” come from?

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

dzestrums (Latvian): freshness, coolness, cold; cool air, breeze

Definitions

  1. freshness, coolness, cold; cool air, breeze

Ancestry of “dzestrums”, 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 →