Where does “Kozlowski” come from?
Kozlowski is a Polish surname derived from Polish kozioł, a diminutive of Polish koza, both tracing to Proto-Slavic kozьlъ and Proto-Slavic koza meaning goat.
Ancestry of “Kozlowski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kozłowski | — |
| 2 | Polish | Kozioł | — |
| 3 | Old Polish | kozieł | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kozьlъ | he-goat, buck |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |