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Where does “Па́сха” come from?

Па́сха (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

Па́сха (Russian): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Па́сха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
2Aramaicפסחא—
3HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “Па́сха”

  • paskha
  • paska
  • па́сха
  • pasha
  • Paaskaaq
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