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Where does “ompelutarvike” come from?

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

ompelutarvike (Finnish): An item of haberdashery, sewing good

Definitions

  1. An item of haberdashery, sewing good

Ancestry of “ompelutarvike”, step by step

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