Where does “մինիստր” come from?

մինիստր (Armenian) comes from Russian мини́стр, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

մինիստր (Armenian): minister

Definitions

  1. minister

Ancestry of “մինիստր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмини́стрminister the politician who heads a ministry
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →