Where does “bortsch” come from?

bortsch (French) comes from Russian борщ, from Old East Slavic борщь, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

bortsch (French): borscht

Definitions

  1. borscht

Ancestry of “bortsch”, step by step

bortsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian борщ

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

via Ukrainian борщ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianборщborscht, beet soup; hogweed, "Heracleum...
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old East Slavic борщь →