Where does “درويش” come from?

درويش (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

درويش (Arabic): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “درويش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدرویش—
2Persianدریوش—
3Persianدرغوش—
4Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
5Proto-Iraniandrigu-—

Words derived from “درويش”

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