Where does “páskar” come from?

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

páskar (Icelandic): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “páskar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepáskar—
2Medieval Latinpascha—
3Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
4Aramaicפסחא—
5HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “páskar”

Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →