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Where does “pau-brasil” come from?

pau-brasil (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pau, from Old Portuguese pao, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pau-brasil (Portuguese): brazilwood

Definitions

  1. brazilwood

Ancestry of “pau-brasil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepaustick; wood; penis, dick, cock, prick
2Old Portuguesepaostick, stake
3Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pau-brasil”

  • Brazil
  • Brazilian
  • brazilwood
  • brazilin
  • Brasília
  • Brasil
  • Brasília
  • Braziljo
  • ブラジル
  • Brasilia
  • brasilian
  • Brasilien
  • brasilianare
  • البرازيل
  • 브라질리아
  • Brasaíl
  • Brasaíleach
  • Bra-xin
  • Brasil
  • Brasseel
  • Brasillagh
  • ব্ৰাজিল
  • ब्राझील
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