Where does “oikeusministeriö” come from?

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

oikeusministeriö (Finnish): the Ministry of Justice; the Department of...

Definitions

  1. the Ministry of Justice; the Department of...

Ancestry of “oikeusministeriö”, step by step

oikeusministeriö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ministeriö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishministeriöA political ministry, office
2Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
3Swedishministera minister
4Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
5Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
6Proto-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