Where does “угонять” come from?

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

угонять (Russian): to steal anything that can move by itself (vehicle, vessel, cattle, etc)

Definitions

  1. to steal anything that can move by itself (vehicle, vessel, cattle, etc)

Ancestry of “угонять”, 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 →