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
- tremor; Synonym of värinä
Ancestry of “tärinä”, step by step
tärinä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tsarine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tsarine | tsarina |
| 2 | German | Zarin | tsarina, czarina |
| 3 | German | Zar | tsar, czar |
| 4 | Russian | царь | tsar, Russian emperor; king |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 9 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 10 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |