Where does “derviscio” come from?
derviscio (Italian) comes from Persian درویش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
derviscio (Italian): dervish
Ancestry of “derviscio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | درویش | poor, needy; indigent, poor, especially a worthy... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |