Where does “tarbija” come from?

tarbija (Estonian) comes from Estonian tarbima, from Estonian tarvis, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tarbis, from Proto-Germanic þarbaz — useful, beneficial.

tarbija (Estonian): consumer

Definitions

  1. consumer

Ancestry of “tarbija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantarbimato consume, to use
2Estoniantarvisnecessary, required, needed
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*tarbis—
4Proto-Germanicþarbazuseful, beneficial
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tarbis →Every word from Estonian tarvis →