Where does “белокож” come from?

белокож (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кожа, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

белокож (Macedonian): white-skinned (having white skin)

Definitions

  1. white-skinned (having white skin)

Ancestry of “белокож”, step by step

белокож traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian кожа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкожаskin; leather
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

via Macedonian бел

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianбелwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →