Where does “Barszcz” come from?

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

Barszcz (Polish): borscht

Definitions

  1. borscht

Ancestry of “Barszcz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbarszczcommon hogweed
2Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—

Words derived from “Barszcz”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old Polish barszcz →
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