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Where does “czarevna” come from?

czarevna (English) comes from English tsarevna, from Russian царе́вна, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar — hair.

czarevna (English): Alternative spelling of tsarevna

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tsarevna

Ancestry of “czarevna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtsarevnaThe daughter of a tsar
2Russianцаре́вна—
3Russianцарьtsar, Russian emperor; king
4Old East Slavicцьсарь—
5Old East Slavicцѣсарьemperor, king
6Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
7Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
8LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
9Latincaesariesor hair
10Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →