Where does “kotimikro” come from?
kotimikro (Finnish) comes from Finnish koti, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.
Ancestry of “kotimikro”, step by step
kotimikro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koti | home |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kotei | home |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |
via Finnish mikro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikro | microwave, microwave oven; microcomputer |
| 2 | Finnish | mikroaaltouuni | A microwave oven |
| 3 | English | microwave oven | An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it |