Where does “likumīgs” come from?

likumīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian likums, from Latvian likt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

likumīgs (Latvian): legal, valid, lawful based on, in accordance with, in compliance with, established by, the law

Definitions

  1. legal, valid, lawful based on, in accordance with, in compliance with, established by, the law

Ancestry of “likumīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlikumslaw; law, rule, principle
2Latvianliktto put; to place; to lay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “likumīgs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Latvian likt →Every word from Latvian likums →