Where does “Никола́евский” come from?

Никола́евский (Russian) comes from Russian Никола́ев, from Russian Никола́й, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Никола́евский”, step by step

Никола́евский traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Никола́ев

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНикола́евNikolai’s, Nicholas’s
2RussianНикола́йNovember (N in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Russian Никола́евск

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНикола́евск—
2Russianевск—

via Russian Никола́евка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНикола́евкаVery many settlements in various countries, including

Words derived from “Никола́евский”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →