Where does “क़स्साब” come from?

क़स्साब (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

क़स्साब (Hindi): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “क़स्साब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقصاب—
2Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
3Aramaicקצבא—
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →Every word from Classical Persian قصاب →