Where does “козина” come from?
козина (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian коза, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
козина (Macedonian): goat wool
Ancestry of “козина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | коза | goat; an insult for a stupid and/or annoying... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |