Where does “kozlík” come from?

kozlík (Czech) comes from Czech kozel, from Old Czech kozel, from Proto-Slavic kozьlъ, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

kozlík (Czech): young billy goat; box, seat; valerian

Definitions

  1. young billy goat; box, seat; valerian

Ancestry of “kozlík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkozelbilly goat, he-goat, male goat
2Old Czechkozel—
3Proto-Slavickozьlъhe-goat, buck
4Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
5Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →