Where does “elinkeinoministeriö” come from?

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

elinkeinoministeriö (Finnish): ministry of economic affairs

Definitions

  1. ministry of economic affairs

Ancestry of “elinkeinoministeriö”, step by step

elinkeinoministeriö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ministeriö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishministeriöA political ministry, office
2Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
3Swedishministera minister
4Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
5Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
6Proto-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