Where does “čar” come from?
čar (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.
čar (Serbo-Croatian): charm, allure; spell, magic
Definitions
- charm, allure; spell, magic
Ancestry of “čar”, step by step
čar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كار | business, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,... |
| 2 | French | car | as, since, because, for; a single-decked... |
| 3 | Latin | quare | by what means, how; from what cause, on what... |
| 4 | Latin | quā | where |
| 5 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 6 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 7 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via Proto-Slavic cěsařь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 3 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 4 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
via Proto-Slavic čȃrъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čȃrъ | magic, sorcery |