Where does “kereshet” come from?

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

kereshet (Hungarian): potential form of keres

Definitions

  1. potential form of keres

Ancestry of “kereshet”, 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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- →Every word from Hungarian kér →Every word from Hungarian kérés →