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

Definitions

  1. sugar water

Ancestry of “sherbet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشربتdrink, beverage, any liquid that can be consumed
2Persianشربتsharbat, sherbet
3Arabicشَرْبَةdrink
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink

Words derived from “sherbet”

Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرْبَة →Every word from Persian شربت →
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