Where does “тоҷик” come from?
тоҷик (Tajik) comes from Persian تاجیک, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.
тоҷик (Tajik): Tajik person
Ancestry of “тоҷик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تاجیک | non-Turk; Tajik |
| 2 | Middle Persian | tʾcyk' | Arab; swift, fast |
| 3 | Arabic | طَيِّء | name of an Arab clan |