Where does “ulkoasiainministeri” come from?

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

ulkoasiainministeri (Finnish): minister of foreign affairs

Definitions

  1. minister of foreign affairs

Ancestry of “ulkoasiainministeri”, step by step

ulkoasiainministeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless

via Finnish ulkoasiat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulkoasiatforeign affairs
2Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
4Proto-Albanianulkawolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →
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