Where does “mimo” come from?

mimo (Polish) comes from Old Polish mimo, from Proto-Slavic mimo, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mimo (Polish): despite, in spite of

Definitions

  1. despite, in spite of

Ancestry of “mimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmimoused in comparitives; more than
2Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mimo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mimo →Every word from Old Polish mimo →