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
- to chase away, cast out, banish, drive away,...
Ancestry of “goni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | гонити | persecute; chase |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gonìti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gánīˀtei | to pasture; to prosecute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |