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Where does “kirjoitustarvike” come from?

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

kirjoitustarvike (Finnish): An individual item of stationery; In plural ,...

Definitions

  1. An individual item of stationery; In plural ,...

Ancestry of “kirjoitustarvike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvikea minor utensil; accessory; article
2Finnishtarveneed; demand
3Proto-Finnictarbeh—
4Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbiz →