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Where does “Pedro” come from?

Pedro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Pedro, 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.

Pedro (Portuguese): Peter

Definitions

  1. Peter

Ancestry of “Pedro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesePedro—
2LatinPetrusPeter
3Indonesianpenembak—
4Indonesiantembak—
5Malaytembakto shoot
6MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
7Proto-Malayictimbak—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—

Words derived from “Pedro”

  • São Pedro
  • Phêrô
  • पेद्रु
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