Where does “serbes” come from?

serbes (Papiamentu) comes from Tetum serveja, from Portuguese cerveja, from Catalan cervesa, from Latin cervesia, from Proto-Celtic kurmi — beer.

serbes (Papiamentu): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “serbes”, step by step

serbes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetum serveja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumservejabeer
2Portuguesecervejabeer
3Catalancervesabeer
4Latincervesiabeer, of higher quality, made of wheat
5Proto-Celtickurmibeer

via Spanish cerveza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcervezabeer
Every word from Proto-Celtic kurmi →Every word from Latin cervesia →Every word from Catalan cervesa →