Where does “פנטקוסטא” come from?
פנטקוסטא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
פנטקוסטא (Aramaic): Pentecost
Definitions
- Pentecost
Ancestry of “פנטקוסטא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |