Where does “Petru” come from?

Petru (Romanian) comes from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Petru (Romanian): Peter

Definitions

  1. Peter

Ancestry of “Petru”, step by step

Petru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kʷetworesfour
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Ancient Greek Πέτρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
2Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “Petru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores →