Where does “Carihrad” come from?
Carihrad (Slovak) comes from Slovak cár, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries — hair.
Ancestry of “Carihrad”, step by step
Carihrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovak cár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | cár | emperor of Russia; emperor of Bulgaria; czar,... |
| 2 | Russian | царь | tsar, Russian emperor; king |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 7 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 8 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |