Where does “потреба” come from?

потреба (Russian) comes from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

потреба (Russian): need

Definitions

  1. need

Ancestry of “потреба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтре́баrite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner)
2Church Slavonicтрѣба—
3Proto-Slavicterbaneed
4Proto-Germanicþerb-—

Words derived from “потреба”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Church Slavonic трѣба →