Where does “” come from?

沙 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 沙, 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.

(Japanese): sand; small rock; Number of units, 1 of 100...

Definitions

  1. sand; small rock; Number of units, 1 of 100...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero-Every word from Latin caesariesEvery word from Latin Caesar