Where does “затражити” come from?

затражити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тра́жити, from Serbo-Croatian тра̑г, from Proto-Slavic tragъ, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

затражити (Serbo-Croatian): to request, ask for, seek

Definitions

  1. to request, ask for, seek

Ancestry of “затражити”, step by step

затражити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тра́жити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтра́житиto seek, look for, search (something that is lost, unknown, or not present)
2Serbo-Croatianтра̑гtrace, footstep
3Proto-Slavictragъtrail, trace
4Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →