Where does “شراب” come from?

شراب (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.

شراب (Egyptian Arabic): sock; syrup

Definitions

  1. sock; syrup

Ancestry of “شراب”, step by step

شراب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چوراب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچورابsock; stocking
2Persianجورابsock; stocking
3Persianگورب—
4Middle Persiangōrab—

via Arabic شَرَاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
2Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Middle Persian gōrab →Every word from Persian گورب →Every word from Persian جوراب →