Where does “Tadżyk” come from?

Tadżyk (Polish) comes from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

Ancestry of “Tadżyk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tadżyk”

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