Where does “Cheri” come from?
Cheri derives from Sherry, which comes from Jerez, a city in Spain whose name originated in Arabic Šarīš, of unknown ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Cheri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | chéri | past participle of chérir; cherished; beloved;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شرع | — |
| 3 | Arabic | شَرْع | — |
| 4 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |
Words derived from “Cheri”