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Where does “каца́п” come from?

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

Ancestry of “каца́п”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkasapbutcher
2Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
3Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
4Aramaicקצבא—

Words derived from “каца́п”

  • кацап
  • кацапський
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →