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Where does “پروتستو” come from?

پروتستو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian protesto, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “پروتستو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprotestoprotest; first-person singular present of...
2Latinprōtestārī—
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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