Where does “cheri” come from?

cheri (Mauritian Creole) comes from French chéri, from Ottoman Turkish شرع, from Arabic شَرْع, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

cheri (Mauritian Creole): darling, sweetheart

Definitions

  1. darling, sweetheart

Ancestry of “cheri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchéripast participle of chérir; cherished; beloved;...
2Ottoman Turkishشرعreligious law, sharia
3Arabicشَرْع—
4Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شَرْع →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شرع →