Where does “tarinoitsija” come from?
tarinoitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarinoida, from Finnish tärinä, from French tsarine, from German Zarin, from German Zar, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь — hair.
tarinoitsija (Finnish): storyteller, chronicler
Definitions
- storyteller, chronicler
Ancestry of “tarinoitsija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarinoida | to tell stories, fabricate, lie |
| 2 | Finnish | tärinä | tremor; Synonym of värinä |
| 3 | French | tsarine | tsarina |
| 4 | German | Zarin | tsarina, czarina |
| 5 | German | Zar | tsar, czar |
| 6 | Russian | царь | tsar, Russian emperor; king |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 8 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 11 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 12 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |