Where does “kȍža” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kȍža”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kȍža

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -jaEvery word from Proto-Slavic koža