Where does “paimentaja” come from?

paimentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paimentaa, from Proto-Finnic paimentadak — to herd, graze.

paimentaja (Finnish): herder, tender, shepherd

Definitions

  1. herder, tender, shepherd

Ancestry of “paimentaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaimentaato herd, tend animals; to shepherd people
2Proto-Finnicpaimentadakto herd, graze
Every word from Proto-Finnic paimentadak →Every word from Finnish paimentaa →