Where does “тозик” come from?

тозик (Tajik) comes from Persian تازیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

тозик (Tajik): non-Arab, non-Turk

Definitions

  1. non-Arab, non-Turk

Ancestry of “тозик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianتازیکArab; Arabic; Persian
2Middle Persiantʾcyk'Arab; swift, fast
3Arabicطَيِّءname of an Arab clan
Every word from Arabic طَيِّء →Every word from Middle Persian tʾcyk' →Every word from Persian تازیک →