поп

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (colloquial) priest

Etymology

Borrowed from Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian попъ (priest) derived from Ancient Greek παπάς.

Origin

Ancient Greek

παπάς

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