Where does “ча́ры” come from?

ча́ры (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ker-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ча́ры (Russian): bewitchment, witchcraft, magic, incantation, sorcery, spell

Definitions

  1. bewitchment, witchcraft, magic, incantation, sorcery, spell

Ancestry of “ча́ры”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčarъmagic, sorcery
2Proto-Balto-Slavicker-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “ча́ры”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ker- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čarъ →