Where does “duszpasterz” come from?

duszpasterz (Polish) comes from Polish pasterz, from Old Polish pastyrz, from Proto-Slavic pastyrь — herder herd's guardian.

duszpasterz (Polish): Christian priest

Definitions

  1. Christian priest

Ancestry of “duszpasterz”, step by step

duszpasterz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pasterz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpasterzshepherd
2Old Polishpastyrz—
3Proto-Slavicpastyrьherder herd's guardian

via Polish dusza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishduszasoul, spirit; heater; sound post
2Proto-Slavicdūšàsoul

Words derived from “duszpasterz”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pastyrь →Every word from Old Polish pastyrz →Every word from Polish pasterz →