Where does “tsaarinvalta” come from?

tsaarinvalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tsaari, 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.

tsaarinvalta (Finnish): tsarism

Definitions

  1. tsarism

Ancestry of “tsaarinvalta”, step by step

tsaarinvalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tsaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsaariczar, tsar, tzar
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

via Finnish valta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →