Where does “cepnuti” come from?

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

cepnuti (Serbo-Croatian): perfective form of cjȅpkati

Definitions

  1. perfective form of cjȅpkati

Ancestry of “cepnuti”, 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 →