Where does “козячий” come from?

козячий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian коза, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

козячий (Ukrainian): goat, goat's, hircine

Definitions

  1. goat, goat's, hircine

Ancestry of “козячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкозаgoat; booger
2Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic koža →