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