Where does “salkkumikro” come from?

salkkumikro (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.

salkkumikro (Finnish): notebook computer

Definitions

  1. notebook computer

Ancestry of “salkkumikro”, step by step

salkkumikro 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 salkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkkubriefcase, portfolio; Short for arvopaperisalkku;...
2Proto-Finnicsalkku
Every word from English microwave ovenEvery word from Finnish mikroaaltouuniEvery word from Finnish mikro