Where does “min” come from?

min (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.

min (Finnish): Abbreviation of minuutti

Definitions

Abbreviation of minuutti

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	minuutti	minute
2	Swedish	minut	minute
3	Latin	minuta	nominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
4	Latin	minūtus	diminished, having been diminished
5	Proto-Italic	minwō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	mēy-	soft, tender, dear

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →