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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrščь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Likely formed as *bъrzgati (“to grind, to slash”) +‎ *-tь (or from another related verb), ultimately descending from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“to prickle, to spike”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, thicket, underbrush”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥štíš (“top, point”).

Noun

*bъ̃rščь m [1]

  1. hogweed
  2. hogweed soup, borscht

Inflection
Declension of *bъ̃rščь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bъ̃rščь *bъrščà *bъrščì
Accusative *bъ̃rščь *bъrščà *bъrščę̇̀
Genitive *bъrščà *bъrščù *bъ̃rščь
Locative *bъrščì *bъrščù *bъ̃rščixъ
Dative *bъrščù *bъrščèma *bъ̃rščemъ
Instrumental *bъrščь̀mь, *bъrščèmь* *bъrščèma *bъ̃ršči
Vocative *bъršču *bъrščà *bъrščì
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: борщь (borščĭ)
      • Belarusian: боршч (boršč)
      • Russian: борщ (boršč)
        • → Bulgarian: борш (borš)
        • → Czech: boršč
        • → Macedonian: боршч (boršč)
        • → Serbo-Croatian:
          Cyrillic: бо̏ршч
          Latin: bȍršč
        • → Slovak: boršč
        • → Slovene: boršč
        • → Yiddish: באָרשט‎ (borsht)
      • Ukrainian: борщ (boršč)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: bŕšč
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: bršť
    • Polish: barszcz
    • Slovak: bršt
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: baršč
      • Upper Sorbian: baršč

Further reading

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “bъrščь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b bjørneklo (PR 134)”
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