Where does “fénykor” come from?

fénykor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

fénykor (Hungarian): heyday, prime time of greatest success, prestige or flourishing

Definitions

  1. heyday, prime time of greatest success, prestige or flourishing

Ancestry of “fénykor”, step by step

fénykor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
2FrenchCœurheart
3Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem—
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →