Where does “mikrovlnka” come from?

mikrovlnka (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.

mikrovlnka (Czech): microwave microwave oven

Definitions

  1. microwave microwave oven

Ancestry of “mikrovlnka”, 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 →