Where does “Tajik” come from?

Tajik comes from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء.

Tajik (English): A person from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent; Of,...

Definitions

  1. A person from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent; Of,...

Ancestry of “Tajik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاجیکnon-Turk; Tajik
2Middle Persiantʾcyk'Arab; swift, fast
3Arabicطَيِّءname of an Arab clan

Words derived from “Tajik”

Every word from Arabic طَيِّء →Every word from Middle Persian tʾcyk' →Every word from Persian تاجیک →