Where does “законъ” come from?

законъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

законъ (Old Church Slavonic): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “законъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
2Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
3Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “законъ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →