Where does “прекъсвач” come from?

прекъсвач (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian прекъ́свам, from Bulgarian къ́сам, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.

прекъсвач (Bulgarian): trip-switch, interrupter, cut-out a device or a component of a circuit which halts and releases the current flow

Definitions

  1. trip-switch, interrupter, cut-out a device or a component of a circuit which halts and releases the current flow

Ancestry of “прекъсвач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпрекъ́свамto interrupt, to break off, to cut off
2Bulgarianкъ́самto tear, to rip
3Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
4Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece
Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsati →Every word from Bulgarian къ́сам →