Where does “министр” come from?
министр (Bashkir) comes from Russian мини́стр, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
министр (Bashkir): minister the politician who heads a ministry
Definitions
- minister the politician who heads a ministry
Ancestry of “министр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мини́стр | minister the politician who heads a ministry |
| 2 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 3 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |
Words derived from “министр”