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Where does “очарати” come from?

очарати (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.

Ancestry of “очарати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчаратиto cast a spell, practice sorcery
2Serbo-Croatianча̑р—
3Proto-Slavicčȃrъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “очарати”

  • очаравати
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →