Where does “tazi” come from?

tazi (English) comes from Persian تازی, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

tazi (English): Afghan hound

Definitions

  1. Afghan hound

Ancestry of “tazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianتازیArab; Arabian horse; Arabic
2Middle Persiantʾcyk'Arab; swift, fast
3Arabicطَيِّءname of an Arab clan
Every word from Arabic طَيِّء →Every word from Middle Persian tʾcyk' →Every word from Persian تازی →