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Subject You can't just make up etymology

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Original Message I mean, I appreciate the effort.

But, just because words sound similar does not mean they are related ... at all. They have to have some serious meaningful and historical (even alternative) link.

I read in another thread:

"Czar
Tzar
Cesar
Kzar".

Really?

Czar and Cesar actually are etymologically linked.

What is "Tzar"? Hebrew / Syrian / Phoenician yields "trouble". Does it have an indo relation? Is this even a word?

Kzar -- the relationship between c and k doesn't make any kind of sense outside of modern englishy language.

Point being: You can't just decide that a relationship exists simply because you just thought of it. Good etymology requires bravery and research.

Thank you.

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