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Where does “kar-” come from?

kar- (Proto-Indo-European): dear

Definitions

dear

Words derived from “kar-”

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

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