Where does “обгонять” come from?

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

обгонять (Russian): to overtake

Definitions

  1. to overtake

Ancestry of “обгонять”, step by step

обгонять traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian гоня́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгоня́тьto drive
2Proto-Slavicgaňati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gaňati →