Where does “кожа” come from?

кожа (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic кожа, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

кожа (Bulgarian): skin, cutis, dermis; complexion; hide, skin,...

Definitions

  1. skin, cutis, dermis; complexion; hide, skin,...

Ancestry of “кожа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкожаskin; leather
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →