Where does “borš” come from?

borš (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German bōrs, from Old Saxon bars, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

borš (Polabian): perch (a kind of fish)

Definitions

  1. perch (a kind of fish)

Ancestry of “borš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbōrs—
2Old Saxonbars—
3Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
4Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barsaz →