Where does “paimenruno” come from?

paimenruno (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.

paimenruno (Finnish): pastoral poem

Definitions

  1. pastoral poem

Ancestry of “paimenruno”, step by step

paimenruno 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 runo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥Every word from Proto-Finnic paimen
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