Where does “цариця” come from?
цариця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian цар, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.
цариця (Ukrainian): tsarina, tsaritsa
Definitions
- tsarina, tsaritsa
Ancestry of “цариця”, step by step
цариця traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian цар
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | цар | king; emperor |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 6 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 7 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
via Ukrainian иця
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | иця | — |