Where does “касап” come from?
касап (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.
касап (Macedonian): butcher, slaughterer
Ancestry of “касап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قصاب | kassâb |
| 2 | Arabic | قَصَّاب | butcher |
| 3 | Aramaic | קצבא | — |