Where does “ministerinsalkku” come from?

ministerinsalkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish ministeri, from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

ministerinsalkku (Finnish): ministerial portfolio, ministerial position, ministerial post, ministerial office

Definitions

  1. ministerial portfolio, ministerial position, ministerial post, ministerial office

Ancestry of “ministerinsalkku”, step by step

ministerinsalkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless

via Finnish salkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkkubriefcase, portfolio; Short for arvopaperisalkku;...
2Proto-Finnicsalkku—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →