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Where does “tärinä” come from?

tärinä (Finnish) comes from French tsarine, from German Zarin, from German Zar, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz — hair.

tärinä (Finnish): tremor; Synonym of värinä

Definitions

  1. tremor; Synonym of värinä

Ancestry of “tärinä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtsarine—
2GermanZarintsarina, czarina
3GermanZartsar, czar
4Russianцарьtsar, Russian emperor; king
5Old East Slavicцьсарь—
6Old East Slavicцѣсарьemperor, king
7Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
8Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
9LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
10Latincaesariesor hair
11Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “tärinä”

  • tärinäraita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →