Where does “ostnokožec” come from?
ostnokožec (Czech) comes from Czech kůže, from Old Czech kóžě, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
ostnokožec (Czech): echinoderm
Ancestry of “ostnokožec”, step by step
ostnokožec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech kůže
| 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 | — |
via Czech osten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | osten | spine, quill (of a hedgehog, etc.) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ostьnъ | sharp point |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśtinas | — |