Where does “Pietropawłowsk” come from?

Pietropawłowsk (Polish) comes from Russian Петропавловск, from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Pietropawłowsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПетропавловскPetropavlovsk, the name of several inhabited localities in Russia
2RussianПа́велPaul
3Old Church SlavonicПавьлъ
4Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
5Latinpauluslittle, small
6Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullusEvery word from Latin paulusEvery word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος
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