Where does “mărturie” come from?

mărturie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

mărturie (Romanian): testimony, witness; proof, evidence

Definitions

  1. testimony, witness; proof, evidence

Ancestry of “mărturie”, step by step

mărturie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja
4Old High German
5Proto-West Germanicyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanalready

via Romanian martor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmartorwitness, onlooker, voucher
2Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic jaEvery word from Proto-West Germanic