Where does “mimochodem” come from?

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

mimochodem (Polish): by the way, en passant, incidentally

Definitions

  1. by the way, en passant, incidentally

Ancestry of “mimochodem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmimo-avoidance, going around, going outside of
2Polishmimodespite, in spite of
3Old Polishmimoused in comparitives; more than
4Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mimo →Every word from Old Polish mimo →