Where does “дервиш” come from?

дервиш (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

дервиш (Serbo-Croatian): Dervish

Definitions

  1. Dervish

Ancestry of “дервиш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishدرویشDervish, Sufi
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 →