Where does “likums” come from?

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

likums (Latvian): law; law, rule, principle

Definitions

  1. law; law, rule, principle

Ancestry of “likums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianliktto put; to place; to lay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “likums”

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