Where does “проте” come from?

проте (Ukrainian) comes from Russian ПРО, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

проте (Ukrainian): but, however, yet

Definitions

  1. but, however, yet

Ancestry of “проте”, step by step

проте traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ПРО

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПРОmissile defense
2Proto-Slavic*profor
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ukrainian те

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianте
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró