Where does “mikrotuki” come from?

mikrotuki (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikro, from Finnish mikroaaltouuni, from English microwave oven — An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.

mikrotuki (Finnish): PC support

Definitions

  1. PC support

Ancestry of “mikrotuki”, step by step

mikrotuki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mikro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikromicrowave, microwave oven; microcomputer
2FinnishmikroaaltouuniA microwave oven
3Englishmicrowave ovenAn oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport

Words derived from “mikrotuki

Every word from English microwave ovenEvery word from Finnish mikroaaltouuniEvery word from Finnish mikro