Where does “tsaar” come from?

tsaar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tsaar, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries — hair.

tsaar (Afrikaans): tsar, tzar, czar

Definitions

  1. tsar, tzar, czar

Ancestry of “tsaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtsaartsar, tzar, czar
2Russianцарьtsar, Russian emperor; king
3Old East Slavicцьсарь—
4Old East Slavicцѣсарьemperor, king
5Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
6Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
7LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
8Latincaesariesor hair
9Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →
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