Where does “kokonaistarve” come from?
kokonaistarve (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarve, from Proto-Finnic tarbeh, from Proto-Germanic þarbiz — useful.
kokonaistarve (Finnish): total needs, total requirements, total demand
Definitions
- total needs, total requirements, total demand
Ancestry of “kokonaistarve”, step by step
kokonaistarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarve | need; demand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tarbeh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þarbiz | useful |
via Finnish kokonainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokonainen | whole, full, complete; entire |
| 2 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |