Where does “ਕਸਾਈ” come from?

ਕਸਾਈ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

ਕਸਾਈ (Punjabi): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “ਕਸਾਈ”, step by step

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