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Where does “chari” come from?

chari (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeariġ — sorrowful; careful; pensive; chary, wary;...

Ancestry of “chari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeariġsorrowful; careful; pensive; chary, wary;...

Words derived from “chari”

  • chary
  • charily
  • chariness
  • unchary
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