Where does “mikrosortsit” come from?

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

mikrosortsit (Finnish): hot pants

Definitions

  1. hot pants

Ancestry of “mikrosortsit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikro-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 μικρόςEvery word from Finnish mikro-
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