Where does “tadžikisks” come from?
tadžikisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian tadžiks, from Tajik тоҷик, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.
tadžikisks (Latvian): Tajik
Ancestry of “tadžikisks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | tadžiks | a Tajik, a man from Tajikistan or of Tajik... |
| 2 | Tajik | тоҷик | Tajik person |
| 3 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 4 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 5 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |