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Where does “tsarevna” come from?

tsarevna (English) comes 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, from Latin caesaries — hair.

tsarevna (English): The daughter of a tsar

Definitions

  1. The daughter of a tsar

Ancestry of “tsarevna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцаре́вна—
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

Words derived from “tsarevna”

  • czarevna
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