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Where does “Цезарь” come from?

Цезарь (Russian) comes from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Ancestry of “Цезарь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
2Latincaesariesor hair
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
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