Where does “caisg” come from?

caisg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Cásc, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

caisg (Scottish Gaelic): stop, prevent, cease, restrain; ban, block,...

Definitions

  1. stop, prevent, cease, restrain; ban, block,...

Ancestry of “caisg”, step by step

caisg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish Cásc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishCáscEaster
2LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
3Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
4Aramaicפסחא—
5HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Middle Irish coiscid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcoiscid—
2Old Irishcon·secha—

Words derived from “caisg”

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