Where does “Алҷазоир” come from?
Алҷазоир (Tajik) comes from Persian الجزایر, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.
Ancestry of “Алҷазоир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | الجزایر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْجَزَائِر | the islands; Algiers |
| 3 | Arabic | جَزِيرَة | island |