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Where does “ćar” come from?

ćar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كار, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin quā, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

ćar (Serbo-Croatian): profit, earnings

Definitions

  1. profit, earnings

Ancestry of “ćar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكارbusiness, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,...
2Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
3Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
4Latinquā—
5Latinquī—
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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