Where does “каца́п” come from?

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

каца́п (Ukrainian): katsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki

Definitions

  1. katsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki

Ancestry of “каца́п”, step by step

каца́п traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kasap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkasapbutcher
2Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
3Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
4Aramaicקצבא—

via Ukrainian цап

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianцапgoat

Words derived from “каца́п”

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