Where does “brasilianpähkinä” come from?

brasilianpähkinä (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.

brasilianpähkinä (Finnish): brazil nut

Definitions

  1. brazil nut

Ancestry of “brasilianpähkinä”, step by step

brasilianpähkinä 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 pähkinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpähkinänut; hazel; puzzle, riddle; difficult problem,...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpäškɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →