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Where does “kereső” come from?

kereső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kérés, from Hungarian kér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- — to request.

kereső (Hungarian): present participle of keres; earning,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of keres; earning,...

Ancestry of “kereső”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankérésverbal noun of kér: request; request
2Hungariankérto ask, to make a request; would like to have
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickerä-to request

Words derived from “kereső”

  • hibakereső
  • keresőlámpa
  • társkereső
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