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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianLīvijaLivia
2Latinliviapigeon
3Latinlīvidusleaden, bluish, blue
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin līvidus →