Where does “škrt” come from?

škrt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Vulgar Latin excurtus, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

škrt (Serbo-Croatian): stingy, miserly, mean

Definitions

  1. stingy, miserly, mean

Ancestry of “škrt”, step by step

škrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin excurtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcurtus—
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Proto-Slavic *skъrtъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*skъrtъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excurtus →