Where does “naskums” come from?

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

naskums (Latvian): agility, quickness, speed

Definitions

  1. agility, quickness, speed

Ancestry of “naskums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-umsAdded to adjectives to form nouns indicating a...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-umas
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umasEvery word from Latvian -ums