Where does “barĉo” come from?

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

barĉo (Esperanto): borscht red beet soup

Definitions

  1. borscht red beet soup

Ancestry of “barĉo”, 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 →
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