čarъ

čarъ Grammatical information: m. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `magic, sorcery'

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Old Church Slavic:

čary (Euch.) `magic, sorcery' [Accpm o]

Russian:

čáry `magic, enchantment' [Nompm o]

Czech:

čáry `magic, sorcery' [Nompm o] \{1\}

Old Czech:

čáry `magic, sorcery' [Nompm o] \{1\}

Slovak:

čar (poet.) `charm, enchantment' [m o], čary `magic, sorcery' [Nomp o]

Polish:

czar `charm, enchantment' [m o], czary `magic, sorcery' [Nomp o]

Slovene:

čȃr `sorcery, magic' [m o]

Bulgarian:

čar `charm, magic' [m o]

Lithuanian:

keraĩ `sorcery' [Nplm o]

Indo-European reconstruction: k^wēr-o-

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Comments: Unlike Baltic, Slavic has a lengthened grade vowel in the word for `sorcery'. It is possible that čarъ and čara continue a root noun.

Other cognates:

Skt. karóti `make' [verb]

Notes:

\{1\} The singular čár is uncommon. The SSJČ also mentions čár or čar (poet.) `unusual beauty, magical appeal'.