Where does “تازى” come from?

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

تازى (Uyghur): hunting dog, hound

Definitions

  1. hunting dog, hound

Ancestry of “تازى”, 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 →