Where does “potreba” come from?
potreba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech třeba, from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
potreba (Serbo-Croatian): need
Ancestry of “potreba”, step by step
potreba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech třeba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | třeba | (pagan) offering |
| 2 | Old Czech | třěba | necessary, needed |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |
via Serbo-Croatian trebati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | trebati | to need, require; to be necessary, should; to be... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | terbati | — |
Words derived from “potreba”