Where does “sherbet” come from?
sherbet (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شربت, from Persian شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.
sherbet (Albanian): sugar water
Ancestry of “sherbet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شربت | — |
| 2 | Persian | شربت | sharbat, sherbet |
| 3 | Arabic | شَرْبَة | drink |
| 4 | Arabic | شَرِبَ | to drink |