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Where does “Pascha” come from?

Pascha (English) comes from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

Pascha (English): Easter, the most important Christian religious...

Definitions

  1. Easter, the most important Christian religious...

Ancestry of “Pascha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPascha—
2Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
3Aramaicפסחא—
4HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
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