Where does “scumpușor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scumpușor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscumpexpensive
2Old Church Slavonicскѫпъ
3Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy
Every word from Proto-Slavic skǫpъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъEvery word from Romanian scump
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