Where does “dergâh” come from?

dergâh (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دركاه, from Persian درگاه, from Middle Persian dlgʾs.

dergâh (Turkish): royal court

Definitions

  1. royal court

Ancestry of “dergâh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدركاهkhanaqah, takya, a hostel or gathering place for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
2Persianدرگاهdoorway, threshold; portal, entrance; dargah
3Middle Persiandlgʾs—
Every word from Middle Persian dlgʾs →Every word from Persian درگاه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دركاه →