Where does “kéret” come from?

kéret (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- — to request.

kéret (Hungarian): causative of kér: to summon someone, to ask...

Definitions

  1. causative of kér: to summon someone, to ask...

Ancestry of “kéret”, step by step

kéret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankérto ask, to make a request; would like to have
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickerä-to request

via Hungarian kering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeringto circulate, revolve, orbit, circle
2Proto-Ugrickeräround, turning; turn, twist

Words derived from “kéret”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- →Every word from Hungarian kér →