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

  1. minister the politician who heads a ministry

Ancestry of “министр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмини́стрminister the politician who heads a ministry
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “министр”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →