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Where does “Pétr” come from?

Pétr (Old Norse) comes from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak, from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.

Ancestry of “Pétr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPetrusPeter
2Indonesianpenembak—
3Indonesiantembak—
4Malaytembakto shoot
5MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
6Proto-Malayictimbak—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—

Words derived from “Pétr”

  • Petersen
  • Peter
  • Petersen
  • Peter
  • Pætur
  • pætursmessa
  • Petrikke
  • Peter
  • Petersen
  • Piita
  • Piitaq
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