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