Where does “nuorisopastori” come from?

nuorisopastori (Finnish) comes from Finnish pastori, from Swedish pastor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

nuorisopastori (Finnish): youth pastor

Definitions

  1. youth pastor

Ancestry of “nuorisopastori”, step by step

nuorisopastori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pastori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpastoripastor
2SwedishpastorA pastor, priest
3LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
4Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Finnish nuoriso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuorisoyouth
2Finnishnuoriyoung; a young person; youth
3Proto-Finnicnooriyoung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pāskōEvery word from Latin pāscō