Where does “àmhainn meanbh-thonnach” come from?

àmhainn meanbh-thonnach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic meanbh, from Old Irish menbach, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

àmhainn meanbh-thonnach (Scottish Gaelic): microwave oven

Definitions

  1. microwave oven

Ancestry of “àmhainn meanbh-thonnach”, step by step

àmhainn meanbh-thonnach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic meanbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmeanbhsmall, minute, diminutive
2Old Irishmenbachsmall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Scottish Gaelic àmhainn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicàmhainnoven
2Middle Irishaigen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Irish menbach →Every word from Scottish Gaelic meanbh →