Where does “Петропавловка” come from?

Петропавловка (Russian) comes from Russian Петропавл, from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Петропавловка (Russian): Peter and Paul Fortress

Definitions

  1. Peter and Paul Fortress

Ancestry of “Петропавловка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПетропавл
2RussianПа́велPaul
3Old Church SlavonicПавьлъ
4Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
5Latinpauluslittle, small
6Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullusEvery word from Latin paulusEvery word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος