Where does “кацапеня” come from?

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

кацапеня (Ukrainian): Russian child

Definitions

  1. Russian child

Ancestry of “кацапеня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкаца́пkatsap, a Russian person, Russian, Russki
2Turkishkasapbutcher
3Ottoman Turkishقصابkassâb
4Arabicقَصَّابbutcher
5Aramaicקצבא—
Every word from Aramaic קצבא →Every word from Arabic قَصَّاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصاب →
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