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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.

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

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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