Where does “dervisch” come from?

dervisch (Swedish) comes from Turkish Derviş, from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

dervisch (Swedish): Dervish

Definitions

  1. Dervish

Ancestry of “dervisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDervişdervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God
2Ottoman TurkishدرویشDervish, Sufi
3Classical Persianدرویش—
4Persianدریوش—
5Persianدرغوش—
6Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
7Proto-Iraniandrigu-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درغوش →