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Where does “lopovčina” come from?

lopovčina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lópov, from Hungarian lop — to steal, to shoplift.

lopovčina (Serbo-Croatian): thief, swindler

Definitions

  1. thief, swindler

Ancestry of “lopovčina”, step by step

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