Where does “потреби́ть” come from?
потреби́ть (Russian) comes from Russian потреба, from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
потреби́ть (Russian): to consume, to use
Ancestry of “потреби́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | потреба | need |
| 2 | Russian | тре́ба | rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner) |
| 3 | Church Slavonic | трѣба | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |
Words derived from “потреби́ть”