Shkup

Albanian sq:+i Etymology Unclear. See sq shqip and sq shqiptar. Others derive it from sq grc σκοπός watcher, lookout, guardian Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi (sq Shkupi), the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje)."ALBANCI". Enciklopedija Jugoslavije 2nd ed. Supplement. Zagreb: JLZ. 1984. p. 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.Shqiptar on Wikipedia Proper noun m Shkupi Skopje Declension Derived terms sq shkupjan References sq Cities Places in North Macedonia