Where does “scumpătate” come from?

scumpătate (Romanian) comes from Romanian scump, from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъ, from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ — expensive, valuable; stingy.

scumpătate (Romanian): expensiveness

Definitions

  1. expensiveness

Ancestry of “scumpătate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscumpexpensive
2Old Church Slavonicскѫпъ—
3Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy
Every word from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъ →Every word from Romanian scump →