Where does “истражити” come from?

истражити (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.

истражити (Serbo-Croatian): to investigate; to explore; to research

Definitions

  1. to investigate; to explore; to research

Ancestry of “истражити”, step by step

истражити 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 из

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianизfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slavic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ