Where does “цепък” come from?

цепък (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian це́пя, from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti — to hang, to hook.

цепък (Bulgarian): cleavable one that can be split easily

Definitions

  1. cleavable one that can be split easily

Ancestry of “цепък”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianце́пяto cleave, to chop, to split by cutting
2Proto-Slavic*cěpitito hang, to hook
Every word from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti →Every word from Bulgarian це́пя →