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Where does “kellemetlenség” come from?

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

kellemetlenség (Hungarian): unpleasantness; trouble, bother, inconvenience,...

Definitions

  1. unpleasantness; trouble, bother, inconvenience,...

Ancestry of “kellemetlenség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankellemetlenunpleasant
2Hungariankellmust, need to, have to; to be needed
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickelke-to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory
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