Where does “zakon” come from?

zakon (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

Ancestry of “zakon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zakon”

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