Where does “дэруищ” come from?

дэруищ (West Circassian) comes from Ottoman Turkish درویش, from Classical Persian درویش, from Persian دریوش, from Persian درغوش, from Middle Persian dlgwš, from Proto-Iranian drigu-.

дэруищ (West Circassian): An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals

Definitions

  1. An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals

Ancestry of “дэруищ”, 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 →