Where does “barszcz” come from?

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

barszcz (Old Polish): common hogweed

Definitions

  1. common hogweed

Ancestry of “barszcz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barszcz”

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