Where does “цепи” come from?

цепи (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti — to hang, to hook.

цепи (Macedonian): to cut, hack, hew (wood)

Definitions

  1. to cut, hack, hew (wood)

Ancestry of “цепи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*cěpitito hang, to hook
Every word from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti
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