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.

koza (Czech): goat; tit; sawhorse

Definitions

  1. goat; tit; sawhorse

Ancestry of “koza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkozagoat
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 →