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
Ancestry of “koza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | коза́ | goat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |