באָרשט

Yiddish

Etymology

From an East Slavic language (likely Russian борщ (boršč) or Ukrainian борщ (boršč)), from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, originally meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beet soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *burkstis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“tip, top”).

Source of final epenthetic ־ט (-t) is uncertain; possibly assimilatory or emphatic.

Noun

באָרשט • (borsht) m, plural באָרשטן (borshtn)

  1. borscht (beet soup)

Descendants

  • → English: borscht
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