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Where does “péh₂sti” come from?

péh₂sti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

péh₂sti (Proto-Indo-European): to guard, to protect; to shepherd

Definitions

  1. to guard, to protect; to shepherd

Ancestry of “péh₂sti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “péh₂sti”

  • pastor
  • pastoral
  • pasture
  • repast
  • Pasteur
  • pastorate
  • pastoralism
  • pastoralist
  • pabulum
  • pastureland
  • pastern
  • pastorale
  • antipasto
  • pastorally
  • pannage
  • pastorship
  • agropastoral
  • pasteurize
  • depasture
  • pasteurizer
  • pablum
  • Pasteurian
  • agropastoralist
  • copastor
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