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Where does “цар” come from?

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

цар (Serbo-Croatian): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “цар”, step by step

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

Words derived from “цар”

  • Цариград
  • царство
  • царичин
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