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
- A Greek folk dance from Constantinople
Ancestry of “hasapiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | χασάπικο | butcher's shop, butcher's; Greek folk dance |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قصاب | kassâb |
| 3 | Arabic | قَصَّاب | butcher |
| 4 | Aramaic | קצבא | — |