Where does “زار” come from?
زار (Urdu) comes from English czar, 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.
زار (Urdu): lament; groan; czar
Definitions
- lament; groan; czar
Ancestry of “زار”, step by step
زار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English czar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | czar | Alternative spelling of tsar; An appointed... |
| 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 |
via Classical Persian زار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | زار | — |