Where does “autómentők” come from?

autómentők (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian autómentő, from Hungarian autó, from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Ancestry of “autómentők”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianautómentőtow truck, breakdown lorry
2Hungarianautóauto, automobile, car
3GermanAutocar
4Germanautomobilautomobile
5Spanishautomóvilautomobile
6Russianавтомоби́льcar, automobile, motorcar
7Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
8Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
9Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
10Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός