Where does “tarveharkinta” come from?

tarveharkinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish harkinta, from Finnish harkita, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

tarveharkinta (Finnish): means-testing, means test process of evaluating whether an individual qualifies for financial assistance, usually in the form of a social security benefit

Definitions

  1. means-testing, means test process of evaluating whether an individual qualifies for financial assistance, usually in the form of a social security benefit

Ancestry of “tarveharkinta”, step by step

tarveharkinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkintaconsideration, deliberation
2FinnishharkitaTo deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder,...
3Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish tarve

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

Words derived from “tarveharkinta

Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'akEvery word from Finnish -itäEvery word from Finnish harkita
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