Where does “pénzügyminiszter” come from?

pénzügyminiszter (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian miniszter, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

pénzügyminiszter (Hungarian): finance minister, minister of finance, Chancellor...

Definitions

  1. finance minister, minister of finance, Chancellor...

Ancestry of “pénzügyminiszter”, step by step

pénzügyminiszter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian miniszter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianminiszterminister, secretary
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

via Hungarian pénzügy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpénzügyfinance
2Hungarianügymatter, concern, transaction, case; river, brook,...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsiδ̕ɜhumidity, moisture, wetland, marshland; hurry,...
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