Where does “законно” come from?

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

законно (Russian): legally, lawfully as permitted by law

Definitions

  1. legally, lawfully as permitted by law

Ancestry of “законно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзако́нныйlawful, legal conforming to or recognised by law or rules
2Russianзако́нlaw
3Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →