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 paullus →Every word from Latin paulus →Every word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος →