Where does “car” come from?

car (Czech) comes from Church Slavonic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

car (Czech): tsar

Definitions

  1. tsar

Ancestry of “car”, step by step

car traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Church Slavonic цѣсарь

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

via Proto-Slavic čarъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčarъmagic, sorcery
2Proto-Balto-Slavicker-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “car”

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