Where does “gépágyú” come from?

gépágyú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.

gépágyú (Hungarian): autocannon

Definitions

  1. autocannon

Ancestry of “gépágyú”, step by step

gépágyú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangépmachine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of...
2Hungariangépelylever, hoist, gin
3GermanGöpelhorse-gin
4GermanGepel—

via Hungarian ágyú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágyúcannon
Every word from German Gepel →Every word from German Göpel →Every word from Hungarian gépely →
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