Where does “законник” come from?

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

законник (Russian): legal expert, jurist

Definitions

  1. legal expert, jurist

Ancestry of “законник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзако́нlaw
2Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →