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Where does “tsaristinen” come from?

tsaristinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tsaristi, 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 — hair.

tsaristinen (Finnish): tsarist

Definitions

  1. tsarist

Ancestry of “tsaristinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsaristitsarist
2Finnishtsaariczar, tsar, tzar
3Russianцарьtsar, Russian emperor; king
4Old East Slavicцьсарь—
5Old East Slavicцѣсарьemperor, king
6Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
7Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
8LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
9Latincaesariesor hair
10Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
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