Where does “кожув” come from?
кожув (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кожа, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
кожув (Macedonian): fur coat; fur, hide
Ancestry of “кожув”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | кожа | skin; leather |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |