Where does “قصب” come from?

قصب (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

قصب (Arabic): to cut up; verbal noun of قَصَبَ; stalk

Definitions

  1. to cut up; verbal noun of قَصَبَ; stalk

Ancestry of “قصب”, step by step

قصب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَصَّاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
2Aramaicקצבא—

via Arabic قَصَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَصَبreed; {{l|en|stalk}}
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →