Where does “tsar” come from?

tsar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

tsar (Norwegian Bokmål): a tsar or czar

Definitions

  1. a tsar or czar

Ancestry of “tsar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tsar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →
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