Where does “személygépkocsi” come from?
személygépkocsi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gépkocsi, from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.
személygépkocsi (Hungarian): passenger car, motorcar, automobile
Definitions
- passenger car, motorcar, automobile
Ancestry of “személygépkocsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | gépkocsi | automobile |
| 2 | Hungarian | gép | machine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of... |
| 3 | Hungarian | gépely | lever, hoist, gin |
| 4 | German | Göpel | horse-gin |
| 5 | German | Gepel | — |