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Where does “ciesař” come from?

ciesař (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Ancestry of “ciesař”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
2Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
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