Where does “درویش” come from?
درویش (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian دَرْویش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.
درویش (Urdu): Dervish; dervish
Ancestry of “درویش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | دَرْویش | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dlgwš | poor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | drigu- | — |