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Where does “Pask” come from?

Pask (Middle English) comes from Old French pasches, from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

Ancestry of “Pask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpaschesAlternative form of pasques
2Ecclesiastical Latinpascha—
3Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
4Aramaicפסחא—
5HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “Pask”

  • Pasch
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