Where does “па́стырь” come from?

па́стырь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пастꙑрь, from Proto-Slavic pastyrь — herder herd's guardian.

па́стырь (Russian): pastor, shepherd

Definitions

  1. pastor, shepherd

Ancestry of “па́стырь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпастꙑрь—
2Proto-Slavicpastyrьherder herd's guardian

Words derived from “па́стырь”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pastyrь →Every word from Old East Slavic пастꙑрь →