Where does “avuntarve” come from?

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

avuntarve (Finnish): need for help

Definitions

  1. need for help

Ancestry of “avuntarve”, step by step

avuntarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveneed; demand
2Proto-Finnictarbeh—
3Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tarbeh →Every word from Finnish tarve →