Where does “Dervish” come from?
Dervish comes from Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, ultimately from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
Dervish (English): A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of...
Definitions
- A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of...
Ancestry of “Dervish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | Derviş | dervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | درویش | Dervish, Sufi |
| 3 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 4 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 5 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |
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