Where does “Pyotr” come from?
Pyotr comes from Russian Пётр, derived from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from the Ancient Greek common noun πέτρος meaning stone.
Ancestry of “Pyotr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Пётр | Peter; {{w|Peter the Great}} |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Πέτρος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |