Where does “Brazīlija” come from?

Brazīlija (Latvian) comes from Russian Брази́лия, from New Latin 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.

Brazīlija (Latvian): Brazil

Definitions

Brazil

Ancestry of “Brazīlija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Брази́лия	—
2	New Latin	Brasilia	—
3	Portuguese	brasil	brazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
4	Portuguese	-il	-ile
5	Latin	-ilis	-ile
6	Proto-Italic	-elis	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	-elis	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “Brazīlija”

brazīlisks
brazīlietis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →