Where does “kell” come from?

kell (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric kelke- — to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory.

kell (Hungarian): must, need to, have to; to be needed

Definitions

  1. must, need to, have to; to be needed

Ancestry of “kell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugrickelke-to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory

Words derived from “kell”

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