Where does “tadžiks” come from?

tadžiks (Latvian) comes from Tajik тоҷик, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

tadžiks (Latvian): a Tajik, a man from Tajikistan or of Tajik...

Definitions

  1. a Tajik, a man from Tajikistan or of Tajik...

Ancestry of “tadžiks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TajikтоҷикTajik person
2Persianتاجیکnon-Turk; Tajik
3Middle Persiantʾcyk'Arab; swift, fast
4Arabicطَيِّءname of an Arab clan

Words derived from “tadžiks”

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