Where does “skaļums” come from?

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

skaļums (Latvian): loudness, volume; loud noise, sound; loudness,...

Definitions

  1. loudness, volume; loud noise, sound; loudness,...

Ancestry of “skaļums”, 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 →