Where does “полугоночный” come from?

полугоночный (Russian) comes from Russian го́ночный, from Russian го́нка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

полугоночный (Russian): semi-racer

Definitions

  1. semi-racer

Ancestry of “полугоночный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́ночныйrace competition, racing
2Russianго́нкаracing, race
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →