Where does “lakókocsi” come from?

lakókocsi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lakó, from Hungarian lakik, from Hungarian lak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka — cover, roof, shelter.

lakókocsi (Hungarian): caravan, trailer, camper

Definitions

  1. caravan, trailer, camper

Ancestry of “lakókocsi”, step by step

lakókocsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lakó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakódweller, inhabitant, resident, tenant, occupant, denizen someone or thing who lives in a place, chiefly in a building, apartment, or room, also metaphorically e.g. of a planet or another habitat
2Hungarianlakikto dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat...
3Hungarianlakdwelling
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter

via Hungarian kocsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankocsicart, carriage; auto, car, automobile

Words derived from “lakókocsi

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakkaEvery word from Hungarian lakEvery word from Hungarian lakik
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