Where does “cepkati” come from?

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

cepkati (Serbo-Croatian): to chop, hack, split; to fragment, break up,...

Definitions

  1. to chop, hack, split; to fragment, break up,...

Ancestry of “cepkati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancépatito tear, tear up
2Serbo-Croatiančepcork, stopper, cap
3Germanzapfe—
Every word from German zapfe →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čep →Every word from Serbo-Croatian cépati →