Where does “brazīlietis” come from?
brazīlietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Brazīlija, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
brazīlietis (Latvian): a Brazilian man, a man from Brazil; Brazilian,...
Definitions
- a Brazilian man, a man from Brazil; Brazilian,...