Where does “kožoris” come from?

kožoris (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian risati, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

kožoris (Serbo-Croatian): tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo

Ancestry of “kožoris”, step by step

kožoris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian risati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrisatito draw
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

via Serbo-Croatian kȍža

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍža—
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →Every word from Old High German rīzan →