Where does “погнати” come from?
погнати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian По, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
погнати (Ukrainian): to chase, to pursue
Definitions
- to chase, to pursue
Ancestry of “погнати”, step by step
погнати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian По
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | По | Petro Poroshenko |
| 2 | Italian | Po | — |
| 3 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 4 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Ukrainian гна́ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | гна́ти | to chase, to pursue, to chivvy |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |