Where does “koza” come from?

koza (Veps) comes from Russian коза́, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

koza (Veps): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “koza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоза́goat
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 →