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Where does “zakon” come from?

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

zakon (Serbo-Croatian): law, rule

Definitions

  1. law, rule

Ancestry of “zakon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zakon”

  • bezakonit
  • zakonit
  • zakonito
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