Where does “Ҷиза” come from?
Ҷиза (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian جِیزَه, from Arabic اَلْجِيزَة — the valley”, “the plateau.
Ancestry of “Ҷиза”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | جِیزَه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْجِيزَة | the valley”, “the plateau |