Where does “տաջիկերեն” come from?
տաջիկերեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian տաջիկ, from Russian таджи́к, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.
տաջիկերեն (Armenian): Tajik; in Tajik
Ancestry of “տաջիկերեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տաջիկ | Tajik |
| 2 | Russian | таджи́к | — |
| 3 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 4 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 5 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |