Where does “zegnać” come from?

zegnać (Polish) comes from Polish gnać, from Proto-Slavic gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúntei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

zegnać (Polish): to chase off

Definitions

  1. to chase off

Ancestry of “zegnać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgnaćto speed, to scamper, to rush; to drive, to chase
2Proto-Slavicgъnatito chase, to persecute
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgúnteito chase
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti →