Where does “потрібно” come from?
потрібно (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian потрі́бний, from Polish potrzebny, from Old Polish -ny, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.
Ancestry of “потрібно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | потрі́бний | necessary, needed, required |
| 2 | Polish | potrzebny | necessary |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ny | forms adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |