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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPietariPeter; Saint Petersburg, a city in Russia
2Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
3Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρος →Every word from Ancient Greek Πέτρος →Every word from Finnish Pietari →