Where does “kereskedelem” come from?
kereskedelem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kereskedik, from Hungarian kérés, from Hungarian kér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- — to request.
kereskedelem (Hungarian): trade, commerce
Definitions
- trade, commerce
Ancestry of “kereskedelem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kereskedik | to trade |
| 2 | Hungarian | kérés | verbal noun of kér: request; request |
| 3 | Hungarian | kér | to ask, to make a request; would like to have |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kerä- | to request |