Where does “таджи́к” come from?
таджи́к (Russian) comes from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.
Ancestry of “таджи́к”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 2 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 3 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |