Where does “pastori” come from?
pastori (Finnish) comes from Swedish pastor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pastori (Finnish): pastor
Ancestry of “pastori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pastor | A pastor, priest |
| 2 | Latin | pāstor | — |
| 3 | Latin | pāscō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |