noun, masculine/ˈθaɾ/plural: zares
tsar, czar
Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. Spanish zar Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ). Doublet of César (“Caesar”) and káiser (“Kaiser”).