Where does “derwix” come from?

derwix (Maltese) comes from Arabic درويش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

derwix (Maltese): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “derwix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدرويشdervish
2Classical Persianدرویش—
3Persianدریوش—
4Persianدرغوش—
5Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
6Proto-Iraniandrigu-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درغوش →