Where does “miinuslasku” come from?
miinuslasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
miinuslasku (Finnish): subtraction
Ancestry of “miinuslasku”, step by step
miinuslasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish miinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | miinus | minus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing |
| 2 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |