Where does “таджи́к” come from?

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

таджи́к (Russian): Tajik male

Definitions

  1. Tajik male

Ancestry of “таджи́к”, step by step

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

Words derived from “таджи́к”

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