Where does “zákon” come from?
zákon (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.
zákon (Serbo-Croatian): law, rule
Ancestry of “zákon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zakonъ | law |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | konъ | beginning; end |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čęti | to begin |
Words derived from “zákon”