Where does “Līva” come from?

Līva (Latvian) comes from Latvian Līvija, from Latin livia, from Latin līvidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Ancestry of “Līva”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	Līvija	Livia
2	Latin	livia	pigeon
3	Latin	līvidus	—
4	Latin	-idus	tending to
5	Proto-Italic	*-iðos	—

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