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
Ancestry of “попка”, step by step
попка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian попуга́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | попуга́й | parrot (bird) |
| 2 | Dutch | papegaai | parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | papegay | — |
| 4 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 5 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 6 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 7 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 8 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 9 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |
via Russian по́па
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | по́па | rear, bottom, butt (buttocks) |