barszcz.
borscht (beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream; a single serving of this soup)
Meaning & usage
borscht (beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream; a single serving of this soup)
hogweed, cow parsnip, pigweed (any plant of the genus Heracleum)
sourdough; sourdough starter; leavening agent
bad or sour wine
weak, low-quality ink for writing
żur (sour rye soup)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-t-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *burštjás Proto-Slavic *bъ̃rščь Old Polish barszcz Polish barszcz Inherited from Old Polish barszcz with a semantic shift of hogweed > sour hogweed soup > other sour soups > beetroot soup. For the semantic shift, compare Ukrainian борщ (boršč).
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