Where does “kozorepac” come from?

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

kozorepac (Serbo-Croatian): Squilla mantis

Definitions

  1. Squilla mantis

Ancestry of “kozorepac”, step by step

kozorepac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kȍža

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

via Serbo-Croatian rȇp

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