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”).
Noun
באָרשט • (borsht) m, plural באָרשטן (borshtn)
- borscht (beet soup)