Where does “треба” come from?
треба (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
Ancestry of “треба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Church Slavonic | трѣба | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |
Words derived from “треба”