Where does “hevospaimen” come from?

hevospaimen (Finnish) comes from Finnish paimen, from Proto-Finnic paimen, from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

hevospaimen (Finnish): horseherd

Definitions

  1. horseherd

Ancestry of “hevospaimen”, step by step

hevospaimen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paimen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaimenA herdsman; A herd; A shepherd
2Proto-Finnicpaimenherdsman, shepherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoh₂-i-mn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic paimen →