Where does “tarvis” come from?

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

tarvis (Estonian): necessary, required, needed

Definitions

  1. necessary, required, needed

Ancestry of “tarvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*tarbis
2Proto-Germanicþarbazuseful, beneficial

Words derived from “tarvis

Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbazEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tarbis