Where does “трагалац” come from?

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

трагалац (Serbo-Croatian): seeker

Definitions

  1. seeker

Ancestry of “трагалац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтра̑гtrace, footstep
2Proto-Slavictragъtrail, trace
3Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →