Where does “” come from?

回 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 回鶻, from Old Uyghur 𐽳𐽶𐽲𐽳𐽾 — Uyghur, an extinct Turkic ethnic group who lived in the Tarim Basin, Eastern Central Asia and Western China between 8th and 15th century.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese回鶻Uighur
2Old Uyghur𐽳𐽶𐽲𐽳𐽾Uyghur, an extinct Turkic ethnic group who lived in the Tarim Basin, Eastern Central Asia and Western China between 8th and 15th century

Words derived from “

Every word from Old Uyghur 𐽳𐽶𐽲𐽳𐽾Every word from Chinese 回鶻
回 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer