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Where does “gépkocsi” come from?

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

gépkocsi (Hungarian): automobile

Definitions

  1. automobile

Ancestry of “gépkocsi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gépkocsi”

  • gépkocsiipar
  • személygépkocsi
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