Where does “Koza” come from?
Koza (Czech) comes from Old Czech koza, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “Koza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | koza | goat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |