Where does “тражилац” come from?

тражилац (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.

тражилац (Serbo-Croatian): seeker

Definitions

  1. seeker

Ancestry of “тражилац”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →