Where does “zakon” come from?

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

zakon (Polish): order; religion, faith; Holy Scripture

Definitions

  1. order; religion, faith; Holy Scripture

Ancestry of “zakon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzakon—
2Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “zakon”

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