Where does “paimenkoira” come from?
paimenkoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
paimenkoira (Finnish): herding dog
Definitions
- herding dog
Ancestry of “paimenkoira”, step by step
paimenkoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish paimen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paimen | A herdsman; A herd; A shepherd |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paimen | herdsman, shepherd |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | poh₂-i-mn̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “paimenkoira”
- skotlanninpaimenkoira
- hollanninpaimenkoira
- walesinpaimenkoira
- appenzellinpaimenkoira
- picardienpaimenkoira
- australianpaimenkoira
- etelävenäjänpaimenkoira
- isosveitsinpaimenkoira
- anatolianpaimenkoira
- baskienpaimenkoira
- belgianpaimenkoira
- berninpaimenkoira
- himalajanpaimenkoira
- karstinpaimenkoira
- katalonianpaimenkoira
- kaukasianpaimenkoira
- keskiaasianpaimenkoira
- kroatianpaimenkoira
- lapinpaimenkoira
- mallorcanpaimenkoira
- saksanpaimenkoira
- valkoinenpaimenkoira
- beaucenpaimenkoira