сельва

Russian

noun+

Definitions

tropical rainforest typically in South America; Amazon rainforest, selva

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian selva borrowed from Portuguese selva.

Origin

Portuguese

selva

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

selva English
silva Latin
selve French
selva Spanish, Castilian
selva Portuguese