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Where does “ча̑р” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ча̑р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčȃrъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “ча̑р”

  • дочарати
  • чарати
  • очарати
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