Where does “дервиш” come from?
дервиш (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
дервиш (Russian): Dervish
Ancestry of “дервиш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | درویش | Dervish, Sufi |
| 2 | Classical Persian | درویش | — |
| 3 | Persian | دریوش | — |
| 4 | Persian | درغوش | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |