Where does “sliktums” come from?

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

sliktums (Latvian): something bad, which does not meet certain...

Definitions

  1. something bad, which does not meet certain...

Ancestry of “sliktums”, 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 →