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Where does “царь” come from?

царь (Russian) comes 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.

царь (Russian): tsar, Russian emperor; king

Definitions

  1. tsar, Russian emperor; king

Ancestry of “царь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicцьсарь—
2Old East Slavicцѣсарьemperor, king
3Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “царь”

  • tsar
  • czar
  • tsarist
  • czarist
  • czarina
  • tsarina
  • tsarism
  • tsardom
  • czarism
  • czarish
  • czardom
  • tsaricide
  • czarlike
  • czarship
  • tsarate
  • tsarlike
  • czarocracy
  • tsarship
  • czaric
  • czarate
  • tsarian
  • tsaric
  • tsarish
  • cyberczar
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