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Where does “Kozłowski” come from?

Kozłowski (Polish) comes from Polish Kozioł, from Old Polish kozieł, from Proto-Slavic kozьlъ, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

Ancestry of “Kozłowski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKozioł—
2Old Polishkozieł—
3Proto-Slavickozьlъhe-goat, buck
4Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
5Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “Kozłowski”

  • Kozlowski
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →