Where does “tajique” come from?

tajique (Portuguese) comes from English Tajik, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

tajique (Portuguese): Tajik of or relating to Tajikistan

Definitions

  1. Tajik of or relating to Tajikistan

Ancestry of “tajique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTajikA person from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent; Of,...
2Persianتاجیکnon-Turk; Tajik
3Middle Persiantʾcyk'Arab; swift, fast
4Arabicطَيِّءname of an Arab clan
Every word from Arabic طَيِّء →Every word from Middle Persian tʾcyk' →Every word from Persian تاجیک →