Where does “попъ” come from?

попъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

попъ (Old Church Slavonic): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “попъ”, step by step

попъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παπᾶς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
2Old Norsesúlapillar, column
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Ancient Greek πάπας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father
2Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

Words derived from “попъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →
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