Where does “попка” come from?
попка (Russian) comes from Russian попуга́й, from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς.
попка (Russian): rear end, bottom, buttocks; parrot; supervisor
Definitions
- rear end, bottom, buttocks; parrot; supervisor
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