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Where does “kelljenek” come from?

kelljenek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -jenek, from Hungarian -enék, from Hungarian -nék, from Hungarian -né, from Hungarian né, from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

kelljenek (Hungarian): third-person plural subjunctive present...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural subjunctive present...

Ancestry of “kelljenek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-jenekUsed to form the third-person plural...
2Hungarian-enékUsed to form the first-person singular present...
3Hungarian-nékUsed to form the first-person singular present...
4Hungarian-néMrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person...
5Hungariannélook!, see!
6Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
7Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
8Middle Chinese能talent, ability
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