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Where does “tsaritsa” come from?

tsaritsa (English) comes from Russian цари́ца, 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.

tsaritsa (English): a tsarina

Definitions

  1. a tsarina

Ancestry of “tsaritsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцари́ца—
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 “tsaritsa”

  • czaritsa
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