Where does “protopopoaie” come from?

protopopoaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian protopop, from Old Church Slavonic протопопъ, from Koine Greek πρωτοπαπάς.

protopopoaie (Romanian): archpriest's wife

Definitions

  1. archpriest's wife

Ancestry of “protopopoaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprotopoparchpriest
2Old Church Slavonicпротопопъ—
3Koine Greekπρωτοπαπάς—
Every word from Koine Greek πρωτοπαπάς →Every word from Old Church Slavonic протопопъ →Every word from Romanian protopop →