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

Definitions

  1. Tajik person

Ancestry of “тоҷик”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тоҷик”

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