Where does “за́кон” come from?

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

за́кон (Serbo-Croatian): law, rule

Definitions

  1. law, rule

Ancestry of “за́кон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
2Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
3Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “за́кон”

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