Where does “mikrotužka” come from?

mikrotužka (Czech) comes from Czech mikro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikrotužka (Czech): mechanical pencil with very thin lead

Definitions

  1. mechanical pencil with very thin lead

Ancestry of “mikrotužka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmikro-micro-
2Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρο- →
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