Where does “työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö” come from?

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

työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö (Finnish): The Ministry of Employment and the Economy of...

Definitions

  1. The Ministry of Employment and the Economy of...

Ancestry of “työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö”, step by step

työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö traces back through 3 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 elinkeino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkeinolivelihood, living; trade, business
2Finnishelin-living, life
3Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister