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Where does “skupnik” come from?

skupnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian skȕp, from Proto-Slavic skǫpъ — expensive, valuable; stingy.

skupnik (Serbo-Croatian): lance corporal; petty officer third class

Definitions

  1. lance corporal; petty officer third class

Ancestry of “skupnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianskȕp—
2Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy
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