Etymograph

English

kisel

Kisel comes from Russian кисе́ль ‘kisel, kissel’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *kyselь.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kyselьreconstructed
  2. Russianmodernкисе́льkisélʹ‘kisel, kissel’
  3. Englishtodaykisel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kyselьreconstructed
  2. Russianmodernкисе́льkisélʹ‘kisel, kissel’
  3. Englishtodaykisel

Today it means

noun A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kyselь / kisel