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Where does “цесаревич” come from?

цесаревич (Russian) comes from Russian це́сарь, 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.

цесаревич (Russian): tsesarevich

Definitions

  1. tsesarevich

Ancestry of “цесаревич”, step by step

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