Etymograph

English

barszcz

Barszcz comes from Polish barszcz ‘borscht’, from Proto-Slavic *bъ̃rščь ‘hogweed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- ‘top, tip, point’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰers-‘top, tip, point’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰr̥s-t-yósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*burštjásreconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*bъ̃rščь‘hogweed’reconstructed
  5. Old Polishmodernbarszcz
  6. Polishmodernsame form‘borscht’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1921same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰers-‘top, tip, point’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰr̥s-t-yósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*burštjásreconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*bъ̃rščь‘hogweed’reconstructed
  5. Old Polishmodernbarszcz
  6. Polishmodernsame form‘borscht’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1921same form

Earliest quotation: 1921, Selected Polish Tales: “Slimakowa looked him up and down, gave him a…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- ‘top, tip, point’

far, brush, beard, prod, braid, bristle, fash, borscht, farro, 15 more

Today it means

noun Polish borscht.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- / barszcz

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