Where does “lehmäpaimen” come from?

lehmäpaimen (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian paimen, from Proto-Finnic paimen, from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

lehmäpaimen (Ingrian): cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowherd

Ancestry of “lehmäpaimen”, step by step

lehmäpaimen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian paimen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpaimenshepherd
2Proto-Finnicpaimenherdsman, shepherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoh₂-i-mn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Ingrian lehmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlehmäcow
2Proto-Finniclehmäcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic paimen →