Where does “دَرْویش” come from?

دَرْویش (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

Ancestry of “دَرْویش”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Persian	dlgwš	poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
2	Proto-Iranian	drigu-	—

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