Where does “kozorožec” come from?

kozorožec (Slovak) comes from Slovak koža, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

kozorožec (Slovak): ibex

Definitions

  1. ibex

Ancestry of “kozorožec”, step by step

kozorožec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak koža

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

via Slovak roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrohhorn; corner
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →