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Where does “Koranish” come from?

Koranish (English) comes from English Koran, from Hungarian korán, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.

Koranish (English): Qur'an-like; Qur'anic

Definitions

  1. Qur'an-like; Qur'anic

Ancestry of “Koranish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKoranAlternative spelling of Qur'an
2Hungariankoránearly; superessive singular of kora
3Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
4FrenchCœur—
5Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
6Old Frenchcuerheart
7Vulgar Latin*corem—
8Latincorheart; soul, mind
9Proto-Italickordheart
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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