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

gépkocsi 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 kocsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankocsicart, carriage; auto, car, automobile

Words derived from “gépkocsi”

Every word from German Gepel →Every word from German Göpel →Every word from Hungarian gépely →