Where does “Tajikistan” come from?

Tajikistan derives from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء, ultimately referring to a Bedouin Arab tribe.

Ancestry of “Tajikistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاجیکستان—
2Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
3Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
4Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Tajikistan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →