Where does “скупо́й” come from?

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

скупо́й (Russian): avaricious, stingy, frugal, mean, parsimonious, miserly

Definitions

  1. avaricious, stingy, frugal, mean, parsimonious, miserly

Ancestry of “скупо́й”, step by step

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

Words derived from “скупо́й

Every word from Proto-Slavic skǫpъEvery word from Old East Slavic скупъ