Where does “законность” come from?

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

законность (Russian): legality, lawfulness, legitimacy

Definitions

  1. legality, lawfulness, legitimacy

Ancestry of “законность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзако́нныйlawful, legal conforming to or recognised by law or rules
2Russianзако́нlaw
3Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “законность”

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