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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 →