Where does “دَرْویش” come from?

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

Ancestry of “دَرْویش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
2Proto-Iraniandrigu-—

Words derived from “دَرْویش”

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