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Where does “cisár” come from?

cisár (Slovak) comes from Czech císař, from Old Czech ciesař, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

cisár (Slovak): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “cisár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechcísařemperor
2Old Czechciesař—
3Proto-Slaviccěsařьemperor, king
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “cisár”

  • cisárstvo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →