Where does “hãsap” come from?

hãsap (Aromanian) comes from Greek χασάπης, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

hãsap (Aromanian): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “hãsap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχασάπηςbutcher, meat seller, slaughterer; murderer,...
2Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
3Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
4Aramaicקצבא
Every word from Aramaic קצבאEvery word from Arabic قَصَّابEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب