Where does “brassi” come from?

brassi (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.

brassi (Finnish): A Brazilian person

Definitions

  1. A Brazilian person

Ancestry of “brassi”, step by step

brassi 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 German Brasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrassecarp bream
2Germanbrassem—
3Frankishbrahsima—
4West Germanicbrahsmō—
5Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭbream
6Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →