Where does “Maligayang Pasko” come from?
Maligayang Pasko (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.
Maligayang Pasko (Tagalog): merry Christmas
Definitions
- merry Christmas
Ancestry of “Maligayang Pasko”, step by step
Maligayang Pasko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Pasko
| 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 |