Where does “punong ministro” come from?

punong ministro (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ministro, from Spanish ministro, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

punong ministro (Tagalog): chief minister; prime minister; premier

Definitions

  1. chief minister; prime minister; premier

Ancestry of “punong ministro”, step by step

punong ministro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ministro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogministrominister
2Spanishministrominister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless

via Tagalog Puno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogPunotree
2Proto-Philippinepənuq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpənuq—
4Proto-AustronesianpəNuqfull
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