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Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from pótol by splitting the verb ending -ol. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
Prefix
pót-
- (noun prefix) spare, additional, supplementary, substitute
- pót- + kerék (“wheel”) → pótkerék (“spare tire”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ pót- in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.