potrzeba.
need (something necessary)
Meaning & usage
need (something necessary)
need (something without which something or someone cannot function)
need (difficult situation)
battle, war excursion
interest, matter, affair
tailor's, accessories
equipment, matter, affair
service (act of being of assistance to someone)
reserve, stockpile
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *terbʰ- Proto-Slavic *terba Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati ? Proto-Slavic *terbati Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Proto-Slavic *terbovati Proto-Slavic *poterbovati Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ Proto-Slavic *-a Proto-Slavic *poterba Old Polish potrzeba Polish potrzeba Inherited from Old Polish potrzeba.
expresses the necessity or obligation of the following verb; it is needed, one ought to
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *terbʰ- Proto-Slavic *terba Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati ? Proto-Slavic *terbati Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Proto-Slavic *terbovati Proto-Slavic *poterbovati Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ Proto-Slavic *-a Proto-Slavic *poterba Old Polish potrzeba Polish potrzeba Inherited from Old Polish potrzeba.
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