Where does “şerbet” come from?

şerbet (Turkish) comes from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.

şerbet (Turkish): sherbet

Definitions

  1. sherbet

Ancestry of “şerbet”, step by step

şerbet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic شُرْبَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشُرْبَةa drink; drink
2Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
3Persianشورباa kind of stew
4Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
5Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
6Persianشستنto wash

via Ottoman Turkish شربت

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

Words derived from “şerbet”

Every word from Persian شستن →Every word from Persian شوریدن →Every word from Persian شور →