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Where does “kožani” come from?
kožani (Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “kožani”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
koža
skin; leather
2
Proto-Slavic
-ja
Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3
Proto-Indo-European
-yeh₂
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Words derived from “kožani”
Κοζάνη
Κοζάνη
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →
Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →