Where does “okroshka” come from?

okroshka (English) comes from Russian окро́шка, from Russian окроши́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

okroshka (English): A cold raw vegetable soup, part of the national cuisines of Russia and Ukraine. Usually made by pouring kvass or kefir in a pot of diced cucumber, radish, green onion, boiled potato, boiled egg, sausage or meat, sour cream, and seasoned with dill and parsley

Definitions

  1. A cold raw vegetable soup, part of the national cuisines of Russia and Ukraine. Usually made by pouring kvass or kefir in a pot of diced cucumber, radish, green onion, boiled potato, boiled egg, sausage or meat, sour cream, and seasoned with dill and parsley

Ancestry of “okroshka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокро́шкаokroshka
2Russianокроши́тьto crumble
3Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →