Where does “цесар” come from?

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

цесар (Serbo-Croatian): emperor, ruler

Definitions

  1. emperor, ruler

Ancestry of “цесар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
2Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →
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