Where does “dervish” come from?

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

dervish (Albanian): dervish

Definitions

dervish

Ancestry of “dervish”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	درویش	Dervish, Sufi
2	Classical Persian	درویش	—
3	Persian	دریوش	—
4	Persian	درغوش	—
5	Middle Persian	dlgwš	poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
6	Proto-Iranian	drigu-	—

Words derived from “dervish”

Dervishi

Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درغوش →