Where does “הפסקת אש” come from?

הפסקת אש (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew הפסקה, from Hebrew הפסיק, from Hebrew פ־ס־ק.

הפסקת אש (Hebrew): Ceasefire; a ceasefire

Definitions

  1. Ceasefire; a ceasefire

Ancestry of “הפסקת אש”, step by step

הפסקת אש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew הפסקה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewהפסקהA break, an intermission, an interval
2HebrewהפסיקTo stop, to cease, to desist, to terminate
3Hebrewפ־ס־ק—

via Hebrew אֵשׁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֵשׁfire
2Proto-Semitic*ʔiš-fire
Every word from Hebrew פ־ס־ק →Every word from Hebrew הפסיק →Every word from Hebrew הפסקה →