Where does “varapääministeri” come from?
varapääministeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääministeri, from Finnish ministeri, from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.
varapääministeri (Finnish): vice premier
Ancestry of “varapääministeri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pääministeri | prime minister |
| 2 | Finnish | ministeri | a minister; an honorary title of the second rank... |
| 3 | Swedish | minister | a minister |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | — |