Where does “Lát-vi-a” come from?

Lát-vi-a (Vietnamese) comes from Russian Ла́твия, from Latvian Latvija, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.

Ancestry of “Lát-vi-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛа́твия—
2LatvianLatvijaLatvia
3Latvianlatvisa Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian...
4Latvianlatuvis—
5LatvianLatuva—
Every word from Latvian Latuva →Every word from Latvian latuvis →Every word from Latvian latvis →