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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čara

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷēr-eh₂, from *kʷer-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos (cauldron), Proto-Germanic *hweraz (kettle), Sanskrit चरु (carú, kettle, pot).

Noun

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*čara f

  1. bowl, mug
    Synonym: *čaša
Declension
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чара (čara)
Further reading
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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čara I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 21
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ча́ра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*čara f[1]

  1. magic, sorcery
Inflection
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čara”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 78:f. ā ‘magic, sorcery’