Where does “Ца̀ригра̄д” come from?

Ца̀ригра̄д (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ца̏р, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Ца̀ригра̄д (Serbo-Croatian): Istanbul

Definitions

  1. Istanbul

Ancestry of “Ца̀ригра̄д”, step by step

Ца̀ригра̄д traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ца̏р

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

via Serbo-Croatian гра̑д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгра̑дcity
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “Ца̀ригра̄д”

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