Where does “потражити” come from?

потражити (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.

потражити (Serbo-Croatian): to seek, look for, search

Definitions

  1. to seek, look for, search

Ancestry of “потражити”, step by step

потражити 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 по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →