Where does “тре́ба” come from?

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

тре́ба (Russian): rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner)

Definitions

  1. rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner)

Ancestry of “тре́ба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicтрѣба—
2Proto-Slavicterbaneed
3Proto-Germanicþerb-—

Words derived from “тре́ба”

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