Where does “скупити” come from?

скупити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ку̏пити, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

скупити (Serbo-Croatian): to gather, collect, assemble; to shrink, contract

Definitions

  1. to gather, collect, assemble; to shrink, contract

Ancestry of “скупити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianку̏питиto buy, purchase
2Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →
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