Where does “serbet” come from?

serbet (Indonesian) comes from English sherbet, from Ottoman Turkish شربت, from Persian شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

serbet (Indonesian): a napkin; a serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while

Definitions

  1. a napkin; a serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while

Ancestry of “serbet”, step by step

serbet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sherbet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsherbetA food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product...
2Ottoman Turkishشربتdrink, beverage, any liquid that can be consumed
3Persianشربتsharbat, sherbet
4Arabicشَرْبَةdrink
5Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Dutch servet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchservetnapkin, serviette
2Middle Frenchserviette—
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرْبَة →Every word from Persian شربت →