Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tarbit'ak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Suffixed with +‎ *-it'ak, the root is either from *tarbëh, or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þarbāną.[1]

Verb

*tarbit'ak (stem *tarbiccë-)

  1. to need

Descendants

  • Estonian: tarvitsema/tarvitseda
  • Finnish: tarvita
  • Ingrian: tarvita
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: tarvita

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.