Where does “sākums” come from?

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

sākums (Latvian): beginning, starting point *in time or space;...

Definitions

  1. beginning, starting point *in time or space;...

Ancestry of “sākums”, 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 →