Where does “pasma” come from?

pasma (English) comes from Spanish pasmar, from Vulgar Latin *pasmus, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

pasma (English): A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to...

Definitions

  1. A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to...

Ancestry of “pasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpasmarto amaze, to surprise
2Vulgar Latin*pasmus—
3Latinspasmusspasm
4Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
5Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek σπασμός →