Where does “козлоногий” come from?

козлоногий (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.

козлоногий (Russian): goat-legged

Definitions

  1. goat-legged

Ancestry of “козлоногий”, step by step

козлоногий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian козёл

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—

via Russian нога́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнога́foot, leg; legs; leg
2Old East Slavicногаleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →