Where does “mikroviļņi” come from?
mikroviļņi (Latvian) comes from Latvian mikro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mikroviļņi (Latvian): microwaves
Ancestry of “mikroviļņi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mikro- | micro- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μικρο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |