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Where does “pasko” come from?

pasko (Cebuano) comes from Spanish pascua, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

pasko (Cebuano): Christmas; a festival, commemorating the birth of...

Definitions

  1. Christmas; a festival, commemorating the birth of...

Ancestry of “pasko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpascuaEaster; Passover; The period between the birth of...
2Vulgar Latinpascuanominative feminine singular of pāscuus;...
3LatinPascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “pasko”

  • bisperas sa pasko
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