Where does “minuutti” come from?
minuutti (Finnish) comes from Swedish minut, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
minuutti (Finnish): minute
Ancestry of “minuutti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | minut | minute |
| 2 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 3 | Latin | minūtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “minuutti”