Where does “minutka” come from?

minutka (Czech) comes from Czech minuta, from German minute, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minutka (Czech): kitchen timer; Diminutive of minuta; minute

Definitions

  1. kitchen timer; Diminutive of minuta; minute

Ancestry of “minutka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechminutaminute; inflection of minout: ## feminine...
2Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
3Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
4Proto-Italicminwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →