борщ

Russian

noun+

Definitions

borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch (a soup made of beets and cabbage)
(dated) hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.

Origin

Proto-Balto-Slavic

*bursktis

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

borscht English
борщевик Russian
*bhṛsti̯o- Proto-Indo-European
ボルシチ Japanese
barszcz Polish
*bъrščь Proto-Slavic
boršč Czech
borščs Latvian
באָרשט Yiddish
ბორში Georgian
борщ Ukrainian
보르시 Korean
*bursktis Proto-Balto-Slavic

борщевик