Where does “skaistums” come from?
skaistums (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ums, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umas.
skaistums (Latvian): beauty
Ancestry of “skaistums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | -ums | Added to adjectives to form nouns indicating a... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -umas | — |