Where does “brazīlisks” come from?

brazīlisks (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.

brazīlisks (Latvian): Brazilian

Definitions

  1. Brazilian

Ancestry of “brazīlisks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianBrazīlijaBrazil
2RussianБрази́лия
3New LatinBrasilia
4Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
5Portuguese-il-ile
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-elis
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Portuguese -il
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