Where does “Popești” come from?

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

Popești (English): The name of a number of villages and communes in Romania

Definitions

  1. The name of a number of villages and communes in Romania

Ancestry of “Popești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPopești—
2Romanianpopăpriest; king
3Church Slavonicпопъ—
4Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππας →Every word from Church Slavonic попъ →Every word from Romanian popă →