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Where does “скупо” come from?

скупо (Russian) comes from Russian скупо́й, from Old East Slavic скупъ, from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ — expensive, valuable; stingy.

скупо (Russian): sparingly, stingily; short neuter singular of...

Definitions

  1. sparingly, stingily; short neuter singular of...

Ancestry of “скупо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianскупо́й—
2Old East Slavicскупъ—
3Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy
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