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

Definitions

  1. pasha

Ancestry of “Pascha”, step by step

Pascha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Pascha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
2Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
3Aramaicפסחא—
4HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Turkish paşa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpaşawell-behaved, good-natured; pasha; former title...
2Ottoman Turkishپاشاpasha
3Persianپادشاهking, Padishah; monarch; sovereign
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →