Where does “protestiääni” come from?
protestiääni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
protestiääni (Finnish): protest vote
Definitions
- protest vote
Ancestry of “protestiääni”, step by step
protestiääni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 2 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 3 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Finnish protesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | protesti | protest |
| 2 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 3 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 4 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 5 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 6 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |