Where does “козел” come from?

козел (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic козьлъ, from Proto-Slavic kozьlъ, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

козел (Ukrainian): billy goat animal

Definitions

  1. billy goat animal

Ancestry of “козел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкозьлъ—
2Proto-Slavickozьlъhe-goat, buck
3Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →
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