Where does “Dervishi” come from?

Dervishi (Albanian) comes from Albanian dervish, from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

Ancestry of “Dervishi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandervishdervish
2Ottoman TurkishدرویشDervish, Sufi
3Classical Persianدرویش
4Persianدریوش
5Persianدرغوش
6Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
7Proto-Iraniandrigu-
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu-Every word from Middle Persian dlgwšEvery word from Persian درغوش