Where does “巴西” come from?

巴西 (Chinese) comes from Malay pasir, from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ.

巴西 (Chinese): an ancient commandery in modern Sichuan

Definitions

  1. an ancient commandery in modern Sichuan

Ancestry of “巴西”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypasirsand
2Proto-Malayic*pasirsand
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pasiʀ—

Words derived from “巴西”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *pasir →Every word from Malay pasir →