Where does “tazı” come from?

tazı (Turkish) comes from Persian تازی, from Middle Persian tʾcyk', from Arabic طَيِّء — name of an Arab clan.

tazı (Turkish): hound

Definitions

  1. hound

Ancestry of “tazı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianتازیArab; Arabian horse; Arabic
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 تازی →