Where does “șarm” come from?

șarm (Romanian) comes from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

șarm (Romanian): charm

Definitions

  1. charm

Ancestry of “șarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
2EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
3Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
4Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
5Latincarmensong, tune
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan-Every word from Latin carmenEvery word from Old French charme