Where does “sisäasiainministeri” come from?

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

sisäasiainministeri (Finnish): minister of (the) interior

Definitions

  1. minister of (the) interior

Ancestry of “sisäasiainministeri”, step by step

sisäasiainministeri 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 sisäasiat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisäasiatdomestic affairs, internal affairs
2Finnishsisä-inner, internal, interior, inward; indoor; inland
3Proto-Finnicsicäinsides, inside
4Proto-Uralicśićä—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →