Where does “atk-tarvike” come from?

atk-tarvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarvike, from Finnish tarve, from Proto-Finnic tarbeh, from Proto-Germanic þarbiz — useful.

atk-tarvike (Finnish): computer accessory

Definitions

  1. computer accessory

Ancestry of “atk-tarvike”, step by step

atk-tarvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvikea minor utensil; accessory; article
2Finnishtarveneed; demand
3Proto-Finnictarbeh—
4Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful

via Finnish atk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishatkinformation technology, IT
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tarbeh →Every word from Finnish tarve →