Where does “нагон” come from?

нагон (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *gònъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos.

нагон (Bulgarian): course, direction of propulsion

Definitions

  1. course, direction of propulsion

Ancestry of “нагон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*gònъchase, pursuit
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*gánaschase, pursuit, hunt
3Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰónos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *gònъ →