Where does “борщ” come from?

борщ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic борщь, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

борщ (Russian): borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed

Definitions

  1. borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed

Ancestry of “борщ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “борщ”

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