Where does “برازیل” come from?
برازیل (Persian) comes from Urdu برازیل, from English Brazil, from Portuguese Brazil, from Portuguese brasil, from Portuguese -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “برازیل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | برازیل | — |
| 2 | English | Brazil | A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood |
| 3 | Portuguese | Brazil | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | brasil | brazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured |
| 5 | Portuguese | -il | -ile |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |