Where does “мимоходом” come from?

мимоходом (Russian) comes from Russian ходи́ть, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

мимоходом (Russian): in passing

Definitions

  1. in passing

Ancestry of “мимоходом”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianходи́тьto go; to walk, to go; to walk or go
2Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →
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