Where does “Jijer” come from?

Jijer (Marshallese) comes from English Cæsar, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Jijer (Marshallese): Caesar

Definitions

  1. Caesar

Ancestry of “Jijer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCæsarAlternative spelling of Caesar
2LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
3Latincaesariesor hair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero-
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