Where does “barszcz” come from?

barszcz (English) comes from Polish Barszcz, from Old Polish barszcz, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

barszcz (English): Polish borscht

Definitions

  1. Polish borscht

Ancestry of “barszcz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBarszczborscht
2Old Polishbarszczcommon hogweed
3Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old Polish barszcz →