Where does “Бразил” come from?

Бразил (Mongolian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Бразил (Mongolian): (⁓ улс)

Definitions

  1. (⁓ улс)

Ancestry of “Бразил”, step by step

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