Where does “sötét középkor” come from?

sötét középkor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian középkor, 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 — heart.

sötét középkor (Hungarian): Dark Ages

Definitions

  1. Dark Ages

Ancestry of “sötét középkor”, step by step

sötét középkor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian középkor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianközépkorMiddle Ages
2Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
3FrenchCœurheart
4Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
5Old Frenchcuerheart
6Vulgar Latin*corem
7Latincorheart; soul, mind
8Proto-Italickordheart
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Hungarian sötét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansötétdark, sombre UK, somber US
2Proto-Ugricčettɜ-to become dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor