Where does “serbetti” come from?

serbetti (Finnish) comes from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.

serbetti (Finnish): sherbet

Definitions

  1. sherbet

Ancestry of “serbetti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşerbetsherbet
2Arabicشُرْبَةa drink; drink
3Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
4Persianشورباa kind of stew
5Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
6Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
7Persianشستنto wash
Every word from Persian شستنEvery word from Persian شوریدنEvery word from Persian شور
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