Where does “kozorožec” come from?

kozorožec (Czech) comes from Czech Koza, from Old Czech koza, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

kozorožec (Czech): ibex

Definitions

  1. ibex

Ancestry of “kozorožec”, step by step

kozorožec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Koza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechKozagoat
2Old Czechkozagoat
3Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

via Czech roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrohhorn; corner
2Old Czechrohhorn
3Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →
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