Where does “retums” come from?

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

retums (Latvian): rarity; rarity, thinness

Definitions

  1. rarity; rarity, thinness

Ancestry of “retums”, 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 →