Where does “pokolgép” come from?

pokolgép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pokol, from Serbo-Croatian pakao, from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pokolgép (Hungarian): bomb, time bomb a timed or externally actuated and disguised explosive device made and used by assailants such as suicide bombers

Definitions

  1. bomb, time bomb a timed or externally actuated and disguised explosive device made and used by assailants such as suicide bombers

Ancestry of “pokolgép”, step by step

pokolgép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pokol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpokolhell
2Serbo-Croatianpakaohell
3Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Hungarian gép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangépmachine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of...
2Hungariangépelylever, hoist, gin
3GermanGöpelhorse-gin
4GermanGepel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →
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