Where does “гнаться” come from?
гнаться (Russian) comes from Russian гна́ть, from Proto-Slavic gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúntei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
гнаться (Russian): to chase, to pursue; passive of гна́ть
Definitions
- to chase, to pursue; passive of гна́ть
Ancestry of “гнаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | гна́ть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |