Where does “popa” come from?

popa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese popa, from Vulgar Latin puppa, from Latin puppis — stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

popa (Galician): stern, poop

Definitions

  1. stern, poop

Ancestry of “popa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepopa—
2Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
3Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
Every word from Latin puppis →Every word from Vulgar Latin puppa →Every word from Old Portuguese popa →
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