Talk:تازیک

According to EI p. 63a: "Thus amongst the Volga Tatars, Tadjīk/Täzik came to be used as a common noun "merchant, trader"; according to one of the original sources for the Russian conquest of Kazan [q.v.] in 1552 (Prince Kurbskiy's account), the citadel of Kazan was defended by the "ditch of the Tezik" (tezitskiy/teshitskiy rov), with Tezik explained as meaning "merchant"." --Z 12:44, 9 February 2016 (UTC)