Where does “Komstborscht” come from?
Komstborscht (Plautdietsch) comes from English borscht, from Yiddish באָרשט, from Russian борщ, from Old East Slavic борщь, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.
Komstborscht (Plautdietsch): cabbage soup
Definitions
- cabbage soup
Ancestry of “Komstborscht”, step by step
Komstborscht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English borscht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | borscht | A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold,... |
| 2 | Yiddish | באָרשט | borscht |
| 3 | Russian | борщ | borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | борщь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | bъrščь | hogweed; hogweed soup, borscht |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bursktis | — |
via Plautdietsch Komst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Komst | cabbage |