Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Pask

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pascha (“Passover, Easter”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish Cásc (“Easter”).

Proper noun

*Pask m (plural *Paskow)

1. (Christianity) Easter

Descendants

• Old Breton: Pasc
  • Middle Breton: Pasq
    • Breton: Pask
• Middle Cornish: Pask
  • Cornish: Pask
• Middle Welsh: Pasc
  • Welsh: Pasg

See also

• *Stuɨll (“Epiphany”)
• *Ɨnɨd (“Shrovetide”)
• *Karaɣuɨs (“Lent”)
• *Nọdọlɨg, *Nadọlɨg (“Christmas”)

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Pasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies