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Where does “ulkoasiainministeri” come from?

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

ulkoasiainministeri (Finnish): minister of foreign affairs

Definitions

  1. minister of foreign affairs

Ancestry of “ulkoasiainministeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminos—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →