Павелъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • Па́вєлъ (Pávjel), Па́ѵелъ (Páijel), Páweł

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Павелъ (Pavelŭ), Паулъ (Paulŭ), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ (Pavĭlŭ), Паоулъ (Paulŭ), from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.[1][2] Compare Russian Па́вел (Pável).

Proper noun

Па́велъ • (Pável) m pers

  1. a male given name, Pavel, equivalent to English Paul

Descendants

  • Belarusian: Па́вел (Pávjel); Па́вал (Pával) (Taraškievica orthography)
  • Ukrainian: Павло́ (Pavló); Па́вльо (Pávlʹo) (obsolete)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “Павло́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 249
  2. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Павло́”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 890

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