Where does “це́пати” come from?
це́пати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian це̑п, from Proto-Slavic cěpъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Ancestry of “це́пати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | це̑п | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | cěpъ | stick; flail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
Words derived from “це́пати”