Where does “salabat” come from?

salabat (Tagalog) comes from Malay serbat, from Persian شربت, from Arabic شَرْبَة, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

salabat (Tagalog): ginger tea

Definitions

  1. ginger tea

Ancestry of “salabat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayserbat—
2Persianشربتsharbat, sherbet
3Arabicشَرْبَةdrink
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرْبَة →Every word from Persian شربت →