Where does “mikrovlna” come from?

mikrovlna (Czech) comes from Czech vlna, from Old Czech vlna, from Proto-Slavic vь̀lna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

mikrovlna (Czech): microwave an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves

Definitions

  1. microwave an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves

Ancestry of “mikrovlna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlnawool; wave
2Old Czechvlna—
3Proto-Slavicvь̀lnawool
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwílˀnāˀwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ →