Where does “borș” come from?
borș (Romanian) comes from Russian борщ, from Old East Slavic борщь, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.
Ancestry of “borș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | борщ | borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | борщь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bъrščь | hogweed; hogweed soup, borscht |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bursktis | — |