Where does “Kapaskuhan” come from?
Kapaskuhan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Pasko, from Spanish pascua, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
Kapaskuhan (Tagalog): Yuletide; Christmas season
Definitions
- Yuletide; Christmas season
Ancestry of “Kapaskuhan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Pasko | Christmas; the period between Christmas Day and... |
| 2 | Spanish | pascua | Easter; Passover; The period between the birth of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pascua | nominative feminine singular of pāscuus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Pascha | Pascha / Passover or Easter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 6 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |