Where does “министр” come from?
министр (Kazakh) comes from Russian министерство, from Russian мини́стр, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
министр (Kazakh): minister politician who heads a ministry
Definitions
- minister politician who heads a ministry
Ancestry of “министр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | министерство | ministry, department a department of government, headed by a minister |
| 2 | Russian | мини́стр | minister the politician who heads a ministry |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |