Where does “țârâitură” come from?
țârâitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian țârâi, from Romanian țar, from Bulgarian цар, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar — hair.
țârâitură (Romanian): a chirp
Definitions
- a chirp
Ancestry of “țârâitură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | țârâi | to chirp |
| 2 | Romanian | țar | tsar |
| 3 | Bulgarian | цар | czar, tsar, tzar; king, ruler, monarch; emperor |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 8 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 9 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |