Where does “hasapiko” come from?

hasapiko (English) comes from Greek χασάπικο, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

hasapiko (English): A Greek folk dance from Constantinople

Definitions

  1. A Greek folk dance from Constantinople

Ancestry of “hasapiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχασάπικοbutcher's shop, butcher's; Greek folk dance
2Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
3Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
4Aramaicקצבא—
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب →