Where does “munkakör” come from?

munkakör (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.

munkakör (Hungarian): occupation, job, scope of one's duties, field of...

Definitions

  1. occupation, job, scope of one's duties, field of...

Ancestry of “munkakör”, step by step

munkakör 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 munka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmunkawork, job; work
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor