Where does “попово прасе” come from?

попово прасе (Bulgarian) comes from Russian Попов, from Russian поп, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris — forms relational adjectives.

попово прасе (Bulgarian): mole cricket orthopteran insect of family

Definitions

  1. mole cricket orthopteran insect of family

Ancestry of “попово прасе”, step by step

попово прасе traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Попов

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПоповparticularly Alexander Popov, Russian physicist who first demonstrated the practical application of electromagnetic (radio) waves
2Russianпопpriest; pop, popular music; pop art
3EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
4EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
5Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
6Old Frenchpopulaire
7Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
8Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
9Latin-ālis
10Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Bulgarian прасе

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпрасеpiglet; pig, hog
2Proto-Slavicporsępiglet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris