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
- Brazilian