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
- a Tajik, a man from Tajikistan or of Tajik...
Ancestry of “tadžiks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tajik | тоҷик | Tajik person |
| 2 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 4 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |
Words derived from “tadžiks”