Where does “شربتجی” come from?

شربتجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شربت, from Persian شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

شربتجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of sharbats or other sweet beverages

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of sharbats or other sweet beverages

Ancestry of “شربتجی”, step by step

شربتجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish شربت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشربتdrink, beverage, any liquid that can be consumed
2Persianشربتsharbat, sherbet
3Arabicشَرْبَةdrink
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرْبَة →Every word from Persian شربت →