Where does “це́сарь” come from?

це́сарь (Russian) comes 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.

це́сарь (Russian): emperor, king

Definitions

  1. emperor, king

Ancestry of “це́сарь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “це́сарь”

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