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Where does “kellve” come from?

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

kellve (Hungarian): adverbial participle of kell

Definitions

  1. adverbial participle of kell

Ancestry of “kellve”, step by step

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