Where does “autótolvaj” come from?

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

autótolvaj (Hungarian): car thief

Definitions

car thief

Ancestry of “autótolvaj”, step by step

autótolvaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian autó

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	autó	auto, automobile, car
2	German	Auto	car
3	German	automobil	automobile
4	Spanish	automóvil	automobile
5	Russian	автомоби́ль	car, automobile, motorcar
6	French	automobile	automotive; automobile
7	French	auto-	auto- regarding oneself
8	Ancient Greek	αὐτο-	self-
9	Ancient Greek	αὐτός	αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ew	away from, off; again
11	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Hungarian tolvaj

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	tolvaj	thief

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →