Where does “työministeriö” come from?

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

työministeriö (Finnish): The former Ministry of Labour of Finland, now...

Definitions

  1. The former Ministry of Labour of Finland, now...

Ancestry of “työministeriö”, step by step

työministeriö 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 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
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