Where does “козлище” come from?
козлище (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.
козлище (Russian): Augmentative of козёл; ко́злище • n anim; goat
Definitions
- Augmentative of козёл; ко́злище • n anim; goat
Ancestry of “козлище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | козёл | goat, he-goat, billygoat; idiot, blockhead; jerk,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | козьлъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kozьlъ | he-goat, buck |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |