Where does “jégkorszaki” come from?
jégkorszaki (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jégkorszak, from Hungarian korszak, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
jégkorszaki (Hungarian): ice age
Ancestry of “jégkorszaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | jégkorszak | ice age |
| 2 | Hungarian | korszak | era |
| 3 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 4 | French | Cœur | — |
| 5 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 6 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 8 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |