Where does “Popaluca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Popaluca”, step by step

Popaluca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian popă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpopăpriest; king
2Church Slavonicпопъ—
3Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

via Romanian Luca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianLuca—
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππας →Every word from Church Slavonic попъ →Every word from Romanian popă →