Where does “законъ” come from?

законъ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic законъ, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

законъ (Russian): Pre-1918 spelling of зако́н

Definitions

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of зако́н

Ancestry of “законъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзаконъlaw
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 →