Where does “sivuminimi” come from?
sivuminimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish minimi, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.
sivuminimi (Finnish): secondary minimum
Definitions
- secondary minimum
Ancestry of “sivuminimi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | minimi | minimum |
| 2 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |