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Where does “protestilaulaja” come from?

protestilaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish protesti, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

protestilaulaja (Finnish): protest singer

Definitions

  1. protest singer

Ancestry of “protestilaulaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprotestiprotest
2Latinprōtestor—
3LatintestorI am witness, testify, attest; I make a will
4Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
5Latinterstis—
6Latintrīstis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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