Where does “ми́мо” come from?

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

ми́мо (Russian): past, by

Definitions

  1. past, by

Ancestry of “ми́мо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “ми́мо”

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