Where does “Popăilă” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Popăilă”, step by step

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