Where does “կայսր” come from?

կայսր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կայսր, from Ancient Greek Καῖσαρ, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

կայսր (Armenian): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “կայսր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկայսրemperor, caesar
2Ancient GreekΚαῖσαρCaesar; emperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “կայսր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →