Where does “císař” come from?

císař (Czech) comes from Old Czech ciesař, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

císař (Czech): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “císař”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechciesařemperor
2Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
3Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
4LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
5Latincaesariesor hair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “císař”

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