Where does “jautājums” come from?

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

jautājums (Latvian): question; inquiry; matter, issue

Definitions

  1. question; inquiry; matter, issue

Ancestry of “jautājums”, 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 →