Where does “կայսր” come from?

կայսր (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Καῖσαρ, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

կայսր (Old Armenian): emperor, caesar

Definitions

  1. emperor, caesar

Ancestry of “կայսր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαῖσαρCaesar; emperor
2LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
3Latincaesariesor hair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “կայսր

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero-Every word from Latin caesariesEvery word from Latin Caesar