Where does “vajadzīgs” come from?

vajadzīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian vajadzēt, from Livonian vajāg, from Proto-Finnic vajaga — necessary, needed.

vajadzīgs (Latvian): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “vajadzīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvajadzētto be necessary, to be needed, to be desired;...
2Livonianvajāgnecessary
3Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Finnic vajaga →Every word from Livonian vajāg →Every word from Latvian vajadzēt →