pop etymology

English word pop comes from Russian поп ((colloquial) priest, cassock Pop art. Pop, popular music.), Russian Попъ

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Detailed word origin of pop

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
поп Russian (rus) (colloquial) priest, cassock Pop art. Pop, popular music.
Попъ Russian (rus)
pop English (eng) (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.

Words with the same origin as pop

Descendants of поп
pope