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
- law; law, rule, principle
Ancestry of “likums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | likt | to put; to place; to lay |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |