Where does “vajadzīgs” come from?
vajadzīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian vajadzēt, from Livonian vajāg, from Proto-Finnic vajaga.
vajadzīgs (Latvian): necessary
Ancestry of “vajadzīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vajadzēt | to be necessary, to be needed, to be desired;... |
| 2 | Livonian | vajāg | necessary |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vajaga | — |