Where does “ostotarve” come from?

ostotarve (Finnish) comes from Finnish osto, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostotarve (Finnish): need to buy or purchase

Definitions

  1. need to buy or purchase

Ancestry of “ostotarve”, step by step

ostotarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostopurchase
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveneed; demand
2Proto-Finnictarbeh—
3Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ostadak →Every word from Finnish ostaa →