Where does “paimenpoika” come from?

paimenpoika (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.

paimenpoika (Finnish): shepherd boy, herdboy

Definitions

  1. shepherd boy, herdboy

Ancestry of “paimenpoika”, step by step

paimenpoika 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 poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic paimen →