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

  1. to seek, look for, search

Ancestry of “potražiti”, step by step

potražiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tražiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantražitito seek, look for, search; to ask for, demand,...
2Serbo-Croatiantrȃgtrace, footstep
3Proto-Slavictragъtrail, trace
4Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →
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