Where does “scârbaș” come from?

scârbaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian scârbă, from Old Church Slavonic скръбь, from Proto-Slavic skъrbь — grief, sorrow.

scârbaș (Romanian): disgusting being

Definitions

  1. disgusting being

Ancestry of “scârbaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscârbădisgust, repugnance, aversion, nausea; epithet...
2Old Church Slavonicскръбьgrief, sorrow
3Proto-Slavicskъrbьgrief, sorrow
Every word from Proto-Slavic skъrbь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic скръбь →Every word from Romanian scârbă →