Where does “potrzeba” come from?

potrzeba (Polish) comes from Old Polish potrzeba, from Proto-Slavic *poterba.

potrzeba (Polish): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “potrzeba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpotrzebaneed
2Proto-Slavic*poterba—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *poterba →Every word from Old Polish potrzeba →