| Brahui | khar | fire |
| Arabic | Harr | heat |
| Arabic | Harraf | to burn |
| Berb. | harr | to be very hot |
| Assyr. | har, hur | day, light |
| Hebr. | hàruS | gold |
| Akk. | Huràsu | gold |
| Sumer. | ara | to set ablaze |
| Cushit. | harar | to burn |
| Hebr. | harara | stake |
| Assyr. | kàràru | fire, heat |
| Anc.Greek | karýstios | "an insect that fire will not burn" |
| Arabic | kari | to roast |
| Drav. | kàri | to grill |
| Drav.South | karun | crimson |
| Kurdish | kèruz | hot coal |
| Iran | xar | heat |
| Iran: Sivand | xorg | hot coal |
| Iran | xariq | burnt |
| Anc.Greek | Charon | son of Erebus, sojourn of sinners after death, hell: a blazing place |
| Anc.Greek | char | to shine |
| Anc.Greek | charra | joy; chaíro to rejoice |
| Anc.Greek | chárisma | grace |
| Anc.Greek | charmè | joy |
| Franç. | charme | charm, attraction (from Greek, not from Lat. carmen "song, magical words" ð5.2.11.) |
| Basque | kar | flame |
| Basque | kara | colour |
| Basque | kaer | beautiful |
| Franç.: Vendôme | recœurté | bien mis, FEW 21 |
| Gael.S. | caoir | flame, spark |
| Lettish | kuru | heat |
| Lith. | kuriu | id. |
| Lettish | uzkurinàt | to light up |