Where does “kymmenminuuttinen” come from?

kymmenminuuttinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish minuutti, from Swedish minut, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

kymmenminuuttinen (Finnish): lasting ten minutes

Definitions

  1. lasting ten minutes

Ancestry of “kymmenminuuttinen”, step by step

kymmenminuuttinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish minuutti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishminuuttiminute
2Swedishminutminute
3Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
5Proto-Italicminwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →