pót-

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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-

  1. (noun prefix) spare, additional, supplementary, substitute
    pót- + ‎kerék (wheel) → ‎pótkerék (spare tire)

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ pót- in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.