Where does “brasiliankärppä” come from?

brasiliankärppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Brasilia, 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.

brasiliankärppä (Finnish): tropical weasel, Mustela africana

Definitions

  1. tropical weasel, Mustela africana

Ancestry of “brasiliankärppä”, step by step

brasiliankärppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Brasilia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBrasilia—
2Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
3Portuguese-il-ile
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish kärppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärppästoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea
2Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →