Where does “Koziel” come from?
Koziel (English) comes from Polish kozieł, from Old Polish kozieł, from Proto-Slavic kozьlъ, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “Koziel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kozieł | goat |
| 2 | Old Polish | kozieł | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kozьlъ | he-goat, buck |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |