Where does “minou” come from?

minou (Czech) comes from Czech minout, from Old Czech minúti, from Proto-Slavic minǫti — to pass.

minou (Czech): third-person plural future indicative of minout

Definitions

  1. third-person plural future indicative of minout

Ancestry of “minou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechminoutto miss; to pass
2Old Czechminútito miss to fail to hit
3Proto-Slavicminǫtito pass
Every word from Proto-Slavic minǫti →Every word from Old Czech minúti →Every word from Czech minout →