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Where does “vajadzēt” come from?

vajadzēt (Latvian) comes from Livonian vajāg, from Proto-Finnic vajaga.

vajadzēt (Latvian): to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired;...

Definitions

  1. to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired;...

Ancestry of “vajadzēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianvajāgnecessary
2Proto-Finnicvajaga—

Words derived from “vajadzēt”

  • vajadzēšana
  • vajadzīgs
Every word from Proto-Finnic vajaga →