Where does “legkellőbb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “legkellőbb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankellőbb
2Hungariankellőpresent participle of kell; required, adequate,...
3Hungariankellmust, need to, have to; to be needed
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickelke-to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kelke-Every word from Hungarian kellEvery word from Hungarian kellő
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