Where does “gōn” come from?

gōn (Middle Iranian) comes from Old Polish gon, from Proto-Slavic *gònъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos.

Ancestry of “gōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishgon—
2Proto-Slavic*gònъchase, pursuit
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*gánaschase, pursuit, hunt
4Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰónos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *gònъ →