Where does “Petri” come from?
Petri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pietari, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Ancestry of “Petri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pietari | Peter; Saint Petersburg, a city in Russia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |