Where does “царе́вич” come from?

царе́вич (Russian) 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.

царе́вич (Russian): tsarevich (son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria)

Definitions

  1. tsarevich (son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria)

Ancestry of “царе́вич”, step by step

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

Words derived from “царе́вич”

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