Where does “козёл” come from?

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

козёл (Russian): goat, he-goat, billygoat; idiot, blockhead; jerk,...

Definitions

  1. goat, he-goat, billygoat; idiot, blockhead; jerk,...

Ancestry of “козёл”, step by step

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

Words derived from “козёл”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →