Where does “kauppaministeriö” come from?

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

kauppaministeriö (Finnish): ministry of commerce

Definitions

  1. ministry of commerce

Ancestry of “kauppaministeriö”, step by step

kauppaministeriö 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 kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister