Where does “кацап” come from?
кацап (Ukrainian) comes from Turkish kasap, from Ottoman Turkish قصاب, from Arabic قَصَّاب, from Aramaic קצבא.
Ancestry of “кацап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kasap | butcher |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قصاب | kassâb |
| 3 | Arabic | قَصَّاب | butcher |
| 4 | Aramaic | קצבא | — |
Words derived from “кацап”