Where does “Петропавл” come from?
Петропавл (Russian) comes from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.
Ancestry of “Петропавл”, step by step
Петропавл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Па́вел
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Па́вел | Paul |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | Павьлъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Παῦλος | Paul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle |
| 4 | Latin | paulus | little, small |
| 5 | Latin | paullus | — |
via Russian Пётр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Пётр | Peter; {{w|Peter the Great}} |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Πέτρος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |
Words derived from “Петропавл”