Where does “kőrök” come from?
kőrök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kőr, from French cœur, from Middle French coeur, from Old French coer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord — heart.
kőrök (Hungarian): nominative plural of kőr
Ancestry of “kőrök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kőr | heart |
| 2 | French | cœur | heart; heart, heart shape; hearts |
| 3 | Middle French | coeur | heart |
| 4 | Old French | coer | Alternative form of cuer |
| 5 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 7 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |