Where does “tarvekalu” come from?

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

tarvekalu (Finnish): necessity, utensil

Definitions

  1. necessity, utensil

Ancestry of “tarvekalu”, step by step

tarvekalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarve

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

via Finnish kalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaluphysical thing, object, tool; penis
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tarbeh →Every word from Finnish tarve →