Where does “Latvia” come from?

Latvia is the English name for the country, derived from Latvian Latvija, formed from Latvian latvis with the Latin suffix -ia, which comes from Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

Ancestry of “Latvia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianLatvijaLatvia
2Latvianlatvisa Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian...
3Latvianlatuvis—
4LatvianLatuva—

Words derived from “Latvia”

Every word from Latvian Latuva →Every word from Latvian latuvis →Every word from Latvian latvis →