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Where does “Пасха” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Пасха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПа́схаEaster
2Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
3Aramaicפסחא—
4HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

Words derived from “Пасха”

  • paskha
  • paska
  • pasha
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