Where does “slaikums” come from?
slaikums (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ums, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umas.
slaikums (Latvian): slenderness, slimness
Ancestry of “slaikums”, 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 | — |