After Antiquity, Scupi was occupied by various people and consequently its name was translated several times in several languages. It was adopted into the Slavic form following Proto-Albanian phonetic rules.  Scupi might indicate that Proto-Albanian was spoken in the region in pre-Slavic antiquity. Thus Scupi became "Skopje", and later "Üsküb" () for the Turks. This name was adapted in Western languages in "Uskub" or "Uskup", and these two appellations were used in the Western world until 1912. Some Western sources also cite "Scopia" and "Skopia".