Where does “пастырский” come from?

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

пастырский (Russian): pastor; pastor's; pastoral related to a pastor

Definitions

  1. pastor; pastor's; pastoral related to a pastor

Ancestry of “пастырский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́стырьpastor, shepherd
2Old East Slavicпастꙑрь—
3Proto-Slavicpastyrьherder herd's guardian
Every word from Proto-Slavic pastyrь →Every word from Old East Slavic пастꙑрь →Every word from Russian па́стырь →