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Where does “goni” come from?

goni (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic гонити, from Proto-Slavic gonìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

goni (Romanian): to chase away, cast out, banish, drive away,...

Definitions

  1. to chase away, cast out, banish, drive away,...

Ancestry of “goni”, step by step

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