Where does “Днепропетровск” come from?
Днепропетровск (Russian) comes from Russian петровский, from Russian Пётр, from Koine Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Ancestry of “Днепропетровск”, step by step
Днепропетровск traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian петровский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | петровский | Peter, Peter's |
| 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 |