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Where does “kůže” come from?

kůže (Czech) comes from Old Czech kóžě, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

kůže (Czech): skin; leather

Definitions

  1. skin; leather

Ancestry of “kůže”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkóžěskin; leather
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “kůže”

  • kožený
  • koželuh
  • kožní
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →