Where does “касап” come from?

касап (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

касап (Macedonian): butcher, slaughterer

Definitions

  1. butcher, slaughterer

Ancestry of “касап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
2Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
3Aramaicקצבא—
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب →