Where does “догонялки” come from?

догонялки (Russian) comes from Russian догоня́ть, from Russian гоня́ть, from Proto-Slavic gaňati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

догонялки (Russian): tag children's game

Definitions

  1. tag children's game

Ancestry of “догонялки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдогоня́тьto catch up, to overtake
2Russianгоня́тьto drive
3Proto-Slavicgaňati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gaňati →