Where does “борщовый” come from?

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

борщовый (Russian): borscht

Definitions

  1. borscht

Ancestry of “борщовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборщborscht, borsht, borshch, borsch; hogweed
2Old East Slavicборщь—
3Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Old East Slavic борщь →