Where does “поп” come from?

поп (Bulgarian) comes from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

поп (Bulgarian): priest; priest, minister; king

Definitions

  1. priest; priest, minister; king

Ancestry of “поп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
2EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
3Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
4Old Frenchpopulaire
5Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
6Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
7Latin-ālis
8Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “поп

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris
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