Where does “sherbet” come from?

Sherbet comes from Turkish şerbet, from Ottoman Turkish شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, a drink or beverage.

sherbet (English): A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product...

Definitions

  1. A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product...

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 →