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Where does “páskadagur” come from?

páskadagur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic páskar, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

páskadagur (Icelandic): Easter Sunday, Easter Day

Definitions

  1. Easter Sunday, Easter Day

Ancestry of “páskadagur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicpáskarEaster
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →