Where does “درویش” come from?
درویش (Classical Persian) comes from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
Ancestry of “درویش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 2 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |