Where does “dervis” come from?
dervis (Hungarian) comes from English Dervish, from Turkish Derviş, from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
dervis (Hungarian): Dervish, dervish
Definitions
- Dervish, dervish
Ancestry of “dervis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dervish | A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of... |
| 2 | Turkish | Derviş | dervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | درویش | Dervish, Sufi |
| 4 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 5 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 6 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |