Where does “Petrov” come from?
Petrov (Portuguese) comes from Russian Петро́в, from Russian Пётр, from Koine Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Ancestry of “Petrov”, step by step
Petrov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Петро́в
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Петро́в | — |
| 2 | Russian | Пётр | Peter; {{w|Peter the Great}} |
| 3 | Koine Greek | Πέτρος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |
via Bulgarian Петров
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | Петров | — |