Shkup
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Albanian
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Etymology
[edit]Unclear. See shqip and shqiptar. Others derive it from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher, lookout, guardian”)
Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi (Shkupi), the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje).[1] According to Petar Skok, the Albanian demonym Shkuptar (as in inhabitant of Skopje) changed to Shkiptar, which is still used among Arvanite Albanians in Greece, and later to Shqiptar.[2]
Proper noun
[edit]Shkup ? (definite Shkupi)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ALBANCI". Enciklopedija Jugoslavije 2nd ed. Supplement. Zagreb: JLZ. 1984. p. 1.
- ^ Shqiptar on Wikipedia