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Where does “sotaministeriö” come from?

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

sotaministeriö (Finnish): Ministry of War

Definitions

  1. Ministry of War

Ancestry of “sotaministeriö”, step by step

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-Italicminos—
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