Where does “козорепац” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “козорепац”, step by step

козорепац 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 ре̑п

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianре̑пtail
2Proto-Slavicrępъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →