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 פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα