Where does “чарати” come from?

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

чарати (Serbo-Croatian): to cast a spell, practice sorcery

Definitions

  1. to cast a spell, practice sorcery

Ancestry of “чарати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianча̑рcharm, allure
2Proto-Slavicčȃrъmagic, sorcery
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “чарати”

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