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
Ancestry of “kazlēns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kaza | goat; female goat; unruly, flippant, frivolous... |
| 2 | Russian | коза́ | goat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |