Where does “درویش” come from?
درویش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
درویش (Ottoman Turkish): Dervish, Sufi
Definitions
- Dervish, Sufi
Ancestry of “درویش”, step by step
درویش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian درویش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 2 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 3 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |
via Persian درویش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | درویش | poor, needy; indigent, poor, especially a worthy... |