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Where does “ķeizariste” come from?

ķeizariste (Latvian) comes from Latvian ķeizars, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar — hair.

ķeizariste (Latvian): empire

Definitions

  1. empire

Ancestry of “ķeizariste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianķeizarsemperor , especially the German or Austrian...
2Old High Germankeisaremperor
3Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
4Dutchkeizeremperor
5Middle Dutchkeiser—
6Old Dutchkeiseremperor
7Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
8LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
9Latincaesariesor hair
10Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →