Where does “kožený” come from?
kožený (Czech) comes from Czech kůže, from Old Czech kóžě, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
kožený (Czech): leather
Ancestry of “kožený”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | kůže | skin; leather |
| 2 | Old Czech | kóžě | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |