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
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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |