Where does “оча́рати” come from?

оча́рати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чарати, from Serbo-Croatian ча̑р, from Proto-Slavic čȃrъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

оча́рати (Serbo-Croatian): to captivate, fascinate, charm, amaze

Definitions

  1. to captivate, fascinate, charm, amaze

Ancestry of “оча́рати”, step by step

оча́рати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian чарати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчаратиto cast a spell, practice sorcery
2Serbo-Croatianча̑рcharm, allure
3Proto-Slavicčȃrъmagic, sorcery
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “оча́рати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čȃrъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ча̑р →