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
- A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product...
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 |
Words derived from “sherbet”