Where does “Derwisch” come from?

Derwisch (German) comes from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

Derwisch (German): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “Derwisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishدرویشDervish, Sufi
2Classical Persianدرویش—
3Persianدریوش—
4Persianدرغوش—
5Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
6Proto-Iraniandrigu-—

Words derived from “Derwisch”

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