Where does “দারবিশ” come from?

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

দারবিশ (Bengali): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “দারবিশ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدرویش—
2Persianدریوش—
3Persianدرغوش—
4Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
5Proto-Iraniandrigu-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درغوش →