Where does “elinkeinoministeri” come from?

elinkeinoministeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ministeri, from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

elinkeinoministeri (Finnish): minister for economic affairs

Definitions

  1. minister for economic affairs

Ancestry of “elinkeinoministeri”, step by step

elinkeinoministeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless

via Finnish elinkeino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkeinolivelihood, living; trade, business
2Finnishelin-living, life
3Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
5Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister
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