Where does “кожун” come from?
кожун (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̏жа, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
кожун (Serbo-Croatian): sheepskin coat
Ancestry of “кожун”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ко̏жа | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |