Where does “چار” come from?

چار (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

چار (Ottoman Turkish): tsar

Definitions

  1. tsar

Ancestry of “چار”, step by step

چار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian царь

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

via Persian چهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارfour
2Pahlavipal—
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “چار”

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