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Where does “paska” come from?

paska (English) comes from Ukrainian па́ска, from Ancient Greek πάσκα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

paska (English): A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often...

Ancestry of “paska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпа́ска—
2Ancient Greekπάσκα—
3Aramaicפסחא—
4HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
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