Where does “козоношка” come from?

козоношка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̀за, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

Definitions

Ancestry of “козоношка”, step by step

козоношка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ко̀за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̀заgoat
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

via Serbo-Croatian но̀га

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianно̀гаleg
2Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →