Where does “pokožka” come from?

pokožka (Czech) comes from Czech kůže, from Old Czech kóžě, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

pokožka (Czech): skin the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human

Definitions

  1. skin the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human

Ancestry of “pokožka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůžeskin; leather
2Old Czechkóžěskin; leather
3Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →