Where does “mimo” come from?

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

mimo (Serbo-Croatian): by, past; despite, in spite of

Definitions

  1. by, past; despite, in spite of

Ancestry of “mimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
2Proto-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 →