Where does “Pausanias” come from?

Pausanias derives from Ancient Greek Παυσανίας, a name formed from Ancient Greek παῦσις and παύω, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots -s and -os.

Ancestry of “Pausanias”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Παυσανίας	—
2	Ancient Greek	παῦσις	stopping, ceasing
3	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
4	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →