Where does “borssikeitto” come from?

borssikeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish borssi, from Russian борщ, from Old East Slavic борщь, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

borssikeitto (Finnish): borscht soup

Definitions

  1. borscht soup

Ancestry of “borssikeitto”, step by step

borssikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish borssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishborssiborscht soup
2Russianборщborscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed
3Old East Slavicборщь—
4Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old East Slavic борщь →