Where does “šarm” come from?
šarm (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
šarm (Serbo-Croatian): charm
Ancestry of “šarm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | charme | charm, attractive quality; enchantment;... |
| 2 | English | charm | An object, act or words believed to have magic... |
| 3 | Middle English | charme | A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a... |
| 4 | Old French | charme | enchantment; magic spell |
| 5 | Latin | carmen | song, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |