Where does “mikroni” come from?

mikroni (Finnish) comes from French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikroni (Finnish): micron

Definitions

  1. micron

Ancestry of “mikroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicronmicron
2Ancient Greekμικρόνneuter nominative singular of μικρός; neuter...
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mikroni

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μικρόν
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