Where does “Poparadu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Poparadu”, step by step

Poparadu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian popă

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

via Romanian Rădu

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