Where does “scumpi” come from?
scumpi (Romanian) comes from Romanian scump, from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъ, from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ — expensive, valuable; stingy.
scumpi (Romanian): to make more expensive, raise the price of
Definitions
- to make more expensive, raise the price of
Ancestry of “scumpi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | scump | expensive |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | скѫпъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | skǫpъ | expensive, valuable; stingy |