Where does “brasse” come from?

brasse (Swedish) comes from Swedish brasilianare, from Swedish Brasilien, 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.

brasse (Swedish): a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)

Definitions

  1. a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)

Ancestry of “brasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishbrasilianareBrazilian
2SwedishBrasilien—
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 →