Where does “козле” come from?

козле (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian коза, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

Ancestry of “козле”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкозаgoat; an insult for a stupid and/or annoying...
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →