Where does “paimen” come from?

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

paimen (Proto-Finnic): herdsman, shepherd

Definitions

  1. herdsman, shepherd

Ancestry of “paimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpoh₂-i-mn̥—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “paimen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₂-i-mn̥ →
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