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Where does “cépati” come from?

cépati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čep, from German zapfe.

Ancestry of “cépati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančepcork, stopper, cap
2Germanzapfe—

Words derived from “cépati”

  • cepnuti
  • cepkati
Every word from German zapfe →