Where does “zatražiti” come from?

zatražiti (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.

zatražiti (Serbo-Croatian): to request, ask for, seek

Definitions

  1. to request, ask for, seek

Ancestry of “zatražiti”, step by step

zatražiti 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 za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tragъ →