Where does “kacapka” come from?

kacapka (Polish) comes from Polish kacap, from Ukrainian каца́п, from Turkish kasap, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

Ancestry of “kacapka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishkacapRusski
2Ukrainianкаца́пkatsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki
3Turkishkasapbutcher
4Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
5Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
6Aramaicקצבא
Every word from Aramaic קצבאEvery word from Arabic قَصَّابEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب