Where does “maayong pasko” come from?
maayong pasko (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Pasko, from Spanish Pascua, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
maayong pasko (Cebuano): merry Christmas
Definitions
- merry Christmas
Ancestry of “maayong pasko”, step by step
maayong pasko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano Pasko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Pasko | Christmas; a festival, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places |
| 2 | Spanish | Pascua | Alternative letter-case form of pascua |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pascua | nominative feminine singular of pāscuus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Pascha | Pascha / Passover or Easter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 6 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
via Cebuano maayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | maayo | good, skillful |
| 2 | Cebuano | ma- | added to verbs and adjectives to form adjectives... |
via Cebuano nga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | nga | Expressing substance, composition; Expressing... |