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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

  1. Christmas; the period between Christmas Day and...

Ancestry of “Pasko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpascuaEaster; Passover; The period between the birth of...
2Vulgar Latinpascuanominative feminine singular of pāscuus;...
3LatinPascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →