Where does “арокӣ” come from?

арокӣ (Tajik) comes from Tajik Арок, from Persian اراک, from Persian عراق, from Arabic عِراق, from Arabic الْعِرَاق — Iraq.

Ancestry of “арокӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TajikАрок—
2Persianاراکtoothbrush tree (Salvadora persica)
3Persianعراق—
4Arabicعِراق—
5ArabicالْعِرَاقIraq
Every word from Arabic الْعِرَاق →Every word from Arabic عِراق →Every word from Persian عراق →