Where does “تیز” come from?

تیز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian tyc, from Czech -inka.

تیز (Persian): sharp; pungent; shrill

Definitions

  1. sharp; pungent; shrill

Ancestry of “تیز”, step by step

تیز traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian tyc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantycsharp; quick
2Czech-inka—

via Proto-Turkic tēŕ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictēŕ-to run away, flee

via Proto-Turkic *teŕ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*teŕ-to run away, flee

Words derived from “تیز”

Every word from Czech -inka →Every word from Middle Persian tyc →