Where does “沙” 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “沙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese沙—
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 caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →