Where does “борщувати” come from?

борщувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian борщ, from Proto-Slavic bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis.

борщувати (Ukrainian): to eat borscht

Definitions

  1. to eat borscht

Ancestry of “борщувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianборщborscht, beet soup; hogweed, "Heracleum...
2Proto-Slavicbъrščьhogweed; hogweed soup, borscht
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbursktis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bursktis →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrščь →Every word from Ukrainian борщ →