Where does “saltums” come from?

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

saltums (Latvian): low temperature, cold; cold; cold, coldness

Definitions

  1. low temperature, cold; cold; cold, coldness

Ancestry of “saltums”, 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 →