Where does “цепкати” come from?
цепкати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian це́пати, 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,...
цепкати (Serbo-Croatian): to chop, hack, split; to fragment, break up,...
Definitions
- to chop, hack, split; to fragment, break up,...
Ancestry of “цепкати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | це́пати | to tear, tear up |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | це̑п | slip, graft, scion shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cěpъ | stick; flail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |