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