Where does “dervish” come from?

dervish (Danish) comes from Persian درویش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

dervish (Danish): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “dervish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرویشpoor, needy; indigent, poor, especially a worthy...
2Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
3Proto-Iraniandrigu-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درویش →