Where does “šeri” come from?

šeri (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Sherry, from English sherris, from Spanish Xeres — wine of Xeres.

šeri (Serbo-Croatian): sherry

Definitions

  1. sherry

Ancestry of “šeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSherryfrom the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri
2EnglishsherrisObsolete form of sherry
3SpanishXereswine of Xeres
Every word from Spanish Xeres →Every word from English sherris →Every word from English Sherry →