Where does “minuuttikaupalla” come from?

minuuttikaupalla (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.

minuuttikaupalla (Finnish): for minutes on end

Definitions

  1. for minutes on end

Ancestry of “minuuttikaupalla”, step by step

minuuttikaupalla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish minuutti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishminuuttiminute
2Swedishminutminute
3Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
5Proto-Italicminwō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus
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