Where does “kōrāin” come from?
kōrāin (Marshallese) comes from Hungarian -kora, from Hungarian korú, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
Ancestry of “kōrāin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | -kora | A suffix-like element. Used only in a few words |
| 2 | Hungarian | korú | age, of age, with a certain age |
| 3 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 4 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 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 |