From hún (“vehicle”) + kùn (“to drive”) + -tɔ́ (“agent suffix”). Cognates include Fon húnkùntɔ́, Saxwe Gbe ohùnkuntɔ́, Adja ehunkutɔ
húnkùntɔ́ (plural húnkùntɔ́ lɛ́) (Benin)