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

  1. total needs, total requirements, total demand

Ancestry of “kokonaistarve”, step by step

kokonaistarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarve

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

via Finnish kokonainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbizEvery word from Proto-Finnic tarbehEvery word from Finnish tarve
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