Where does “kellesz” come from?

kellesz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lesz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric le- — to become; to be, exist, will be, live.

kellesz (Hungarian): second-person singular indicative present...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular indicative present...

Ancestry of “kellesz”, step by step

kellesz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lesz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianleszwill be; must be, have to be; to become, come...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricle-to become; to be, exist, will be, live

via Hungarian kell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankellmust, need to, have to; to be needed
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickelke-to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric le- →Every word from Hungarian lesz →