Where does “miinusnapa” come from?

miinusnapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish miinus, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

miinusnapa (Finnish): minus, minus pole

Definitions

  1. minus, minus pole

Ancestry of “miinusnapa”, step by step

miinusnapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiinusminus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Finnish miinus →