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Where does “kazām” come from?

kazām (Latvian) comes from Latvian kaza, from Russian коза́, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

kazām (Latvian): dative plural form of kaza; instrumental plural...

Definitions

  1. dative plural form of kaza; instrumental plural...

Ancestry of “kazām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankazagoat; female goat; unruly, flippant, frivolous...
2Russianкоза́goat
3Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →