tarvita

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to need, require
  • (transitive) to come in handy to be useful or helpful
  • (intransitive) to need (to do something), have (to do something)

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish tarve (need) root from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (satisfy, satiate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terp-

Gloss

satisfy, satiate

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