Where does “zakonъ” come from?

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

zakonъ (Proto-Slavic): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “zakonъ”, step by step

zakonъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic konъ

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

via Proto-Slavic za-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “zakonъ

Every word from Proto-Slavic čętiEvery word from Proto-Slavic konъ