Where does “potrzebny” come from?

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

potrzebny (Polish): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “potrzebny”, step by step

potrzebny traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish potrzeba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpotrzebaneed
2Proto-Slavic*poterba—

via Kashubian pòtrzeba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianpòtrzebaneed

via Slovincian pôtrzêba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianpôtrzêbaneed

Words derived from “potrzebny”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *poterba →Every word from Old Polish potrzeba →