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Where does “попъ” come from?

попъ (Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek πάππας — daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father.

Ancestry of “попъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father
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