Where does “цѣсарь” come from?

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

цѣсарь (Old East Slavic): emperor, king

Definitions

  1. emperor, king

Ancestry of “цѣсарь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “цѣсарь”

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