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Where does “tarvis” come from?

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

tarvis (Estonian): necessary, required, needed

Definitions

  1. necessary, required, needed

Ancestry of “tarvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*tarbis—
2Proto-Germanicþarbaz—

Words derived from “tarvis”

  • tarbima
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbaz →