Where does “folkloristika” come from?

folkloristika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian fòlklōr, from English folklore, from English lore, from Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną — to trace; to track.

folkloristika (Serbo-Croatian): folkloristics

Definitions

  1. folkloristics

Ancestry of “folkloristika”, step by step

folkloristika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian fòlklōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianfòlklōrfolklore
2EnglishfolkloreThe tales, legends and superstitions of a...
3EnglishloreAll the facts and traditions about a particular...
4Middle Englishloreeducation, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the...
5Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
6Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu
7Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
8Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Czech folklorista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfolklorista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leysEvery word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną