Where does “sarkanums” come from?

sarkanums (Latvian) comes from Latvian sarkans, from Latvian sarks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark-.

sarkanums (Latvian): red, redness; redness, red spot, red area

Definitions

  1. red, redness; redness, red spot, red area

Ancestry of “sarkanums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansarkansred; red, brownish red
2Latviansarks3rd person singular future indicative form of...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsark-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark- →Every word from Latvian sarks →Every word from Latvian sarkans →