Where does “valamekkora” come from?

valamekkora (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mekkora, from Hungarian -kora, from Hungarian korú, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem — heart.

valamekkora (Hungarian): some (degree of), certain (amount)

Definitions

  1. some (degree of), certain (amount)

Ancestry of “valamekkora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmekkorahow large? what size?; how big? how old?; what a...
2Hungarian-koraA suffix-like element. Used only in a few words
3Hungariankorúage, of age, with a certain age
4Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
5FrenchCœurheart
6Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
7Old Frenchcuerheart
8Vulgar Latin*corem
9Latincorheart; soul, mind
10Proto-Italickordheart
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor