Where does “paimenkuu” come from?

paimenkuu (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.

paimenkuu (Finnish): shepherd moon

Definitions

  1. shepherd moon

Ancestry of “paimenkuu”, step by step

paimenkuu 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 Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic paimen →