Where does “potražiti” come from?
potražiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tražiti, from Serbo-Croatian trȃg, from Proto-Slavic tragъ, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
potražiti (Serbo-Croatian): to seek, look for, search
Definitions
- to seek, look for, search
Ancestry of “potražiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tražiti | to seek, look for, search; to ask for, demand,... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | trȃg | trace, footstep |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tragъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |