Where does “tsaarivalta” come from?

tsaarivalta (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.

tsaarivalta (Finnish): Alternative form of tsaarinvalta

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tsaarinvalta

Ancestry of “tsaarivalta”, step by step

tsaarivalta 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 →