Where does “tadjik” come from?

tadjik (Romanian) comes from Russian таджи́к, from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

tadjik (Romanian): Tajik

Definitions

  1. Tajik

Ancestry of “tadjik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтаджи́кTajik male
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 →