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Where does “sciroppo” come from?

sciroppo (Italian) comes from Arabic شراب, from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.

sciroppo (Italian): syrup; first-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. syrup; first-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “sciroppo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشرابdrink, beverage; wine; fruit syrup, syrup
2Ottoman Turkishچورابsock; stocking
3Persianجورابsock; stocking
4Persianگورب—
5Middle Persiangōrab—

Words derived from “sciroppo”

  • sciropposità
  • sciropposo
  • σιρόπι
Every word from Middle Persian gōrab →