Where does “hãsap” come from?
hãsap (Aromanian) comes from Greek χασάπης, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.
hãsap (Aromanian): butcher
Ancestry of “hãsap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | χασάπης | butcher, meat seller, slaughterer; murderer,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قصاب | kassâb |
| 3 | Arabic | قَصَّاب | butcher |
| 4 | Aramaic | קצבא | — |