Where does “dervisek” come from?
dervisek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dervis, from English Dervish, from Turkish Derviş, from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš.
dervisek (Hungarian): nominative plural of dervis
Definitions
- nominative plural of dervis
Ancestry of “dervisek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | dervis | Dervish, dervish |
| 2 | English | Dervish | A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of... |
| 3 | Turkish | Derviş | dervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | درویش | Dervish, Sufi |
| 5 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 6 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 7 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |