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 LatuvaEvery word from Latvian latuvisEvery word from Latvian latvis
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