Where does “پروتستانی” come from?
پروتستانی (Persian) comes from Persian پروتستان, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
پروتستانی (Persian): Protestant
Ancestry of “پروتستانی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پروتستان | Protestant |
| 2 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 3 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestor | — |
| 5 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |