Where does “Brasilien” come from?

Brasilien (Danish) comes from Portuguese brasil, from Portuguese -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “Brasilien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
2Portuguese-il-ile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →