Where does “краеведческий” come from?
краеведческий (Russian) comes from Russian краеве́дение, from Russian край, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.
краеведческий (Russian): local lore
Ancestry of “краеведческий”, step by step