Where does “oikeusministeri” come from?

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

oikeusministeri (Finnish): Minister of justice; attorney general

Definitions

  1. Minister of justice; attorney general

Ancestry of “oikeusministeri”, step by step

oikeusministeri 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 oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister