Where does “борщь” come from?

борщь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

Ancestry of “борщь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—

Words derived from “борщь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →
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