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Where does “kār-” come from?

kār- (Proto-Indo-European): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Words derived from “kār-”

  • charity
  • charitable
  • cheer
  • cheering
  • Charity
  • cherish
  • caress
  • Kara
  • Cara
  • cheerless
  • cherishing
  • Belcher
  • jeering
  • uncharitable
  • cheerleader
  • charitably
  • jeer
  • uncharitableness
  • uncharitably
  • noncharitable
  • jeeringly
  • cheerly
  • cheeringly
  • charitableness