Where does “кацап” come from?

кацап (Russian) comes from Ukrainian каца́п, from Turkish kasap, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.

кацап (Russian): katsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki

Definitions

  1. katsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki

Ancestry of “кацап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкаца́пkatsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki
2Turkishkasapbutcher
3Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
4Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
5Aramaicקצבא—

Words derived from “кацап”

Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب →
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