Where does “кожанка” come from?

кожанка (Russian) comes from Russian ко́жаный, from Russian ко́жа, from Russian -е́д, from Russian есть, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

кожанка (Russian): type of leather jacket common during the Russian Civil War

Definitions

  1. type of leather jacket common during the Russian Civil War

Ancestry of “кожанка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́жаныйleather
2Russianко́жаskin
3Russian-е́дSuffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater
4Russianестьto eat
5Proto-Slavicěstito eat
6Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →