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Where does “pogonić” come from?

pogonić (Polish) comes from Polish gonić, from Proto-Slavic gonìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

pogonić (Polish): to spur, to prod, to chevy, to rush

Definitions

  1. to spur, to prod, to chevy, to rush

Ancestry of “pogonić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgonićto chase
2Proto-Slavicgonìti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgánīˀteito pasture; to prosecute
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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