Where does “козлиный” come from?

козлиный (Russian) comes from Russian козёл, from Old East Slavic козьлъ, from Proto-Slavic kozьlъ, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

козлиный (Russian): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “козлиный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкозёлgoat, he-goat, billygoat; idiot, blockhead; jerk,...
2Old East Slavicкозьлъ—
3Proto-Slavickozьlъhe-goat, buck
4Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
5Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →