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

  1. to make more expensive, raise the price of

Ancestry of “scumpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscumpexpensive
2Old Church Slavonicскѫпъ—
3Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy

Words derived from “scumpi”

Every word from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъ →Every word from Romanian scump →