Where does “kazlēns” come from?

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

kazlēns (Latvian): young or baby goat, kid

Definitions

  1. young or baby goat, kid

Ancestry of “kazlēns”, 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 →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →