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Where does “лоповчина” come from?

лоповчина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ло́пов, from Hungarian lop — to steal, to shoplift.

лоповчина (Serbo-Croatian): thief, swindler

Definitions

  1. thief, swindler

Ancestry of “лоповчина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло́пов—
2Hungarianlopto steal, to shoplift
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