Where does “Brasil” come from?

Brasil (Tagalog) comes from Spanish brasil, from Spanish -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “Brasil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbrasilbrazil, brazilwood
2Spanish-il-ile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Spanish -il