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.

borș (Romanian): liquid fermented wheat or barley bran

Definitions

  1. liquid fermented wheat or barley bran

Ancestry of “borș”, step by step

borș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian борщ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборщborscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed
2Old East Slavicборщь—
3Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—

via Hungarian bors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianborspepper

Words derived from “borș”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old East Slavic борщь →