Where does “köteles” come from?

köteles (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kötél, from Hungarian -él, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

köteles (Hungarian): obligatory, due; having a rope; roper

Definitions

obligatory, due; having a rope; roper

Ancestry of “köteles”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	kötél	rope
2	Hungarian	-él	Added to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb...
3	Hungarian	-é-	—
4	Hungarian	-d	your; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5	Middle Welsh	-nt	3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “köteles”

kötelesség
kötelesek
kötelessége
kötelességek
kötelességtudó

Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -él →