Where does “darvesh” come from?

darvesh (Uzbek) comes from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

darvesh (Uzbek): dervish

Definitions

  1. dervish

Ancestry of “darvesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدرویش—
2Persianدریوش—
3Persianدرغوش—
4Middle Persiandlgwšpoor, needy; one who lives in holy indigence
5Proto-Iraniandrigu-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian drigu- →Every word from Middle Persian dlgwš →Every word from Persian درغوش →