Where does “popa” come from?

popa (Fala) comes from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

popa (Fala): a hoopoe, especially a Eurasian hoopoe

Definitions

  1. a hoopoe, especially a Eurasian hoopoe

Ancestry of “popa”, step by step

popa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin upupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinupupahoopoe
2Old Saxonuppaabove
3Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
4Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Portuguese popa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepopa—
2Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
3Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
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