Where does “цесарка” come from?
цесарка (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.
цесарка (Russian): guinea fowl
Definitions
- guinea fowl
Ancestry of “цесарка”, step by step
цесарка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian це́сарь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | це́сарь | emperor, king |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 5 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 6 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
via Russian ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка | The Cyrillic letter К, к; The Roman letter K, k |