Where does “տաջիկ” come from?
տաջիկ (Armenian) comes from Russian таджи́к, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.
տաջիկ (Armenian): Tajik
Ancestry of “տաջիկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | таджи́к | — |
| 2 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 4 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |
Words derived from “տաջիկ”