Where does “шербет” come from?

шербет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شربت, from Persian شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

шербет (Serbo-Croatian): sorbet; sherbet

Definitions

  1. sorbet; sherbet

Ancestry of “шербет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشربتdrink, beverage, any liquid that can be consumed
2Persianشربتsharbat, sherbet
3Arabicشَرْبَةdrink
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرْبَة →Every word from Persian شربت →
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