Where does “popje” come from?

popje (Dutch) comes from New Latin pupa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

Ancestry of “popje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →