Where does “tadzjik” come from?

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

tadzjik (Swedish): Tajik person from that ethnic group

Definitions

  1. Tajik person from that ethnic group

Ancestry of “tadzjik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tadzjik”

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