Where does “Pascha” come from?
Pascha (German) comes from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
Pascha (German): pasha
Ancestry of “Pascha”, step by step
Pascha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Pascha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pascha | Pascha / Passover or Easter |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 3 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
via Turkish paşa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | paşa | well-behaved, good-natured; pasha; former title... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پاشا | pasha |
| 3 | Persian | پادشاه | king, Padishah; monarch; sovereign |