Where does “отгонять” come from?

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

отгонять (Russian): to drive away

Definitions

  1. to drive away

Ancestry of “отгонять”, step by step

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