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Where does “kéretlen” come from?

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

kéretlen (Hungarian): unrequested

Definitions

  1. unrequested

Ancestry of “kéretlen”, step by step

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