Where does “Páskua” come from?

Páskua (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Páscoa, from Old Portuguese pascoa, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

Páskua (Kabuverdianu): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Páskua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePáscoaEaster
2Old Portuguesepascoa—
3Vulgar Latinpascuanominative feminine singular of pāscuus;...
4LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
5Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
6Aramaicפסחא—
7HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →