Where does “slapjums” come from?

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

slapjums (Latvian): wetness, moisture; liquid

Definitions

  1. wetness, moisture; liquid

Ancestry of “slapjums”, 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 →
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