Where does “електропровод” come from?

електропровод (Bulgarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian електро-, from Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον — amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum.

електропровод (Bulgarian): power transmission line

Definitions

  1. power transmission line

Ancestry of “електропровод”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianелектро-electro-
2Latinēlectrumamber
3Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum
Every word from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρονEvery word from Latin ēlectrumEvery word from Serbo-Croatian електро-
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