Where does “подгонять” come from?

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

подгонять (Russian): to drive / to urge on, to hurry (someone)

Definitions

  1. to drive / to urge on, to hurry (someone)

Ancestry of “подгонять”, 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 →